On Saturday, the Malian army reported attacks on five locations across the country, including a northern town where government forces and Russian fighters are stationed. These assaults came more than two months after gunmen launched attacks on the capital and other parts of Mali. The attacks targeted Aguelhok, Anefis, Gao, Sevare, and Kenieroba. In Anefis, a northern town in the Kidal region, separatist Tuareg-led armed group Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) confirmed their involvement. Following April's attacks, government and Russian troops had been deployed in Anefis. The FLA seized control of Kidal town during those attacks. Mali has historically faced rebellions from armed groups affiliated with Al-Qaeda and ISIL, as well as a separatist rebellion in the north, seeking to create an independent state. The fighting in Anefis is ongoing, according to FLA's spokesperson Mohamed Elmaouloud Ramadane, who also reported that several positions had fallen. In Gao, gunfire and rockets were launched at a military camp before dawn, while Sevare experienced explosions around the same time. Kenieroba's major prison complex was under attack, according to a prisoner in the facility. These latest attacks represent a continued threat to Mali's military-led government, following high-profile April attacks that hit Bamako's airport, killed the defense minister, and seized several army bases in the north.