JNIM Claims Strikes on Sévaré Airport Air Defenses and Konna Camp — 33 Pro-Government Forces Claimed Killed

Days after the Dioura assault, JNIM said on Sunday, September 13, 2026, that it had struck air-defense systems at Sévaré airport — which hosts Malian military aircraft and drones near Mopti — and separately claimed to have killed 33 pro-government forces in combined operations at Sévaré and at Konna, roughly 55km away. JNIM fighters were reported to have encircled a military camp at Konna. The claims were not independently verified and Mali's military did not confirm the figures. Africa Corps, the Russian paramilitary force, supports the Malian army at both Sévaré and Konna.