France, April 30 -- Camara, 47, died last weekend after a truck packed with explosives targeted his residence in Kati on the outskirts of the capital Bamako, the Malian government said.

The attacks have pitted the army against two former enemies - the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA), a Tuareg separatist group, and the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM), an Al-Qaeda-linked jihadist alliance.

Starting early on Saturday, they launched coordinated strikes on military positions across Mali, including around Bamako. At least 23 people were killed in two days of fighting, a hospital source told the French news agency AFP.

Goita is expected to lead the dignitaries at the service for Camara, which will be held at the Military Engin...