叛乱分子占领了马里战略基地,杀害国防部长. Rebels seize strategic Malian base, killing defense minister.

马里北部的反叛分子,包括图阿雷格分离主义者和与基地组织有关联的武装分子, 在没有重大战斗的情况下占领了战略性的特萨利特军事基地, Rebels in northern Mali, including Tuareg separatists and al-Qaeda-linked militants, captured the strategic Tessalit military base without significant fighting, following coordinated attacks that killed the defense minister and led to the fall of Kidal. 马里和俄罗斯军队的撤退对军政府来说是一个重大挫折, The retreat of Malian and Russian forces marks a major setback for the junta, which has faced intensifying pressure from the alliance of Sahel nations.