Are Mali rebels strengthening control

The attacks by armed groups and extremist organizations in Mali have intensified, with Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wa al-Muslimin and the Tuareg separatists launching widespread assaults from the north to the south. These offensives have weakened the military-led transitional council and exposed its inability to control the affected regions. The operations resulted in the control of several major cities, including Kidal, Gao, and Sefari, leading to dozens of deaths and a deterioration of the security situation in the country, which faces significant security and political challenges.