Al-Qaeda militants poised to take over an entire country

"Al-Qaeda is tightening its grip on Mali’s capital in a Taliban-style bid to seize control of the

west African nation.
Militants have blocked fuel entry to cities and are closing in on Bamako, raising fears it could become the first country ruled by the terror group in its nearly four-decade history.
Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), an al-Qaeda affiliate, has spent weeks targeting fuel convoys bound for the capital.
The military junta that has been ruling Mali since a 2021 coup has shut schools across the country while petrol stations are running dry.
The blockade has hit the capital hard over the past two weeks and brought the landlocked Sahel nation’s economy to a halt.
Sources told The Telegraph that Turkey has been supplying drones, while Russia has become Mali’s main security partner." msn