SriLanka, April 26 -- Mali's Defence Minister, General Sadio Camara. has been killed during coordinated attacks on military sites nationwide, sources told Al Jazeera.
The news on Sunday came the day after his residence in the garrison town of Kati came under attack during simultaneous attacks by an al-Qaeda affiliate and Tuareg rebels.
Camara was a central figure in the military government that seized power after back-to-back coups in 2020 and 2021.
"He was one of the most influential figures within the ruling military leadership and had been seen by some as a possible future leader of Mali," said Al Jazeera's Nicolas Haque, who has reported extensively from Mali.
"His death is a major blow to the country's armed forces."
Haque said at...