Russian forces helped Bamako repel coordinated militant raids on key cities and military sites

Mali’s defense minister, General Sadio Camara, has died of his injuries after a shootout with militants following a suicide car bombing that targeted his residence during a wave of coordinated terrorist attacks across the West African country, the transitional government has confirmed.

Camara, who served as minister of state, minister of defense and veterans affairs, died of injuries sustained during Saturday’s assault on his home in Kati, a garrison town near the capital, Bamako.…