More than 100 suspected jihadists have been released in Mali under an agreement aimed at restoring fuel supplies to the capital, Bamako, according to official and security sources.
The deal follows months of disruption by the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM), an Al-Qaeda-affiliated network, which repeatedly targeted fuel tanker convoys and caused acute shortages.
A local elected official said the release was agreed in exchange for opening a secure corridor to allow fuel deliveries into the capital. The truce is expected to hold until Eid al-Adha (Tabaski) in late May.
Mali has faced a prolonged security crisis since 2012, driven by insurgent groups linked to Al-Qaeda and Islamic State, alongside criminal networks.
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