India, April 29 -- Over the weekend, the West African nation of Mali was rattled by coordinated attacks from armed groups, bringing more instability to the former French colony.

On Saturday, West Africa's al Qaeda affiliate Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) and a Tuareg-dominated separatist group Azawad Liberation Front hit Mali's main army base and the area near the Bamako airport. The attacks were the largest to hit the country in 15 years.

As per reports, this attack saw the resurgence of Islamist insurgents and Tuareg separatists forming an alliance against the military junta in rule and its Russia paramilitary backers.

Based on reports from news agency AFP, at least 23 people were killed in the attacks on Saturday and Su...