In a statement released yesterday by the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM) and published by the African news portal LSI, the group claimed responsibility for the attack, though it did not specify the number of casualties or damage.

This Islamist faction has claimed responsibility for numerous attacks on fuel convoys in the vicinity of the capital in recent times, as part of its blockade policy aimed at disrupting fuel supply routes to the country.

Meanwhile, in an attempt to reverse the situation, the Malian army has begun escorting some truck convoys on the roads between Bamako and the borders with Senegal and Ivory Coast.

Mali also faces a coalition of Tuareg groups, known as Berbers, determined to separate the northern region from the rest of the country and create an independent state.

A Sahel nation, Mali is mired in a deep political crisis, exacerbated by successive coups in August 2020 and May 2021, and is also affected by ongoing attacks from Islamist armed groups.

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