Mali attacks raise alarm bells in Washington

Mali attacks raise alarm bells in Washington

The NewsA sweeping jihadist offensive across Mali is raising concerns in Washington about the security of the US embassy in Bamako and the safety of Americans in the West African nation.Last month, Al Qaeda-affiliated group Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) and the separatist Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) launched simultaneous attacks across the nation in an offensive that has continued into May. The Malian defense minister was among t…