Mali marks independence day amid tensions, uncertainty
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Guinea's junta leader Col. Mamady Doumbouya salutes during an independence day military parade in Bamako, Mali Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. Malian authorities held a traditional military parade Thursday to make the country's first independence day celebration since French troops departed after nine years of fighting Islamic extremists in its one-time colony. (AP Photo)Leader of Mali's ruling junta Lt. Col. Assimi Goita, center, attends an independence day military parade in Bamako, Mali Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. Malian authorities held a traditional military parade Thursday to make the country's first independence day celebration since French troops departed after nine years of fighting Islamic extremists in its one-time colony. (AP Photo)Guinea's junta leader Col. Mamady Doumbouya, center-right, is greeted as he arrives for an independence day military parade in Bamako, Mali Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. Malian authorities held a traditional military parade Thursday to make the country's first independence day celebration since French troops departed after nine years of fighting Islamic extremists in its one-time colony. (AP Photo)Leader of Mali's ruling junta Lt. Col. Assimi Goita, center, sits with Guinea's junta leader Col. Mamady Doumbouya, left, and President of Mali's National Transitional Council Malick Diaw, right, as they watch over an independence day military parade in Bamako, Mali Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. Malian authorities held a traditional military parade Thursday to make the country's first independence day celebration since French troops departed after nine years of fighting Islamic extremists in its one-time colony. (AP Photo)Leader of Mali's ruling junta Lt. Col. Assimi Goita, right, speaks with Guinea's junta leader Col. Mamady Doumbouya, left, at an independence day military parade in Bamako, Mali Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. Malian authorities held a traditional military parade Thursday to make the country's first independence day celebration since French troops departed after nine years of fighting Islamic extremists in its one-time colony. (AP Photo)Guinea's junta leader Col. Mamady Doumbouya watches over an independence day military parade in Bamako, Mali Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. Malian authorities held a traditional military parade Thursday to make the country's first independence day celebration since French troops departed after nine years of fighting Islamic extremists in its one-time colony. (AP Photo)Leader of Mali's ruling junta Lt. Col. Assimi Goita, center, walks with President of Mali's National Transitional Council Malick Diaw, center-right, as they arrive for an independence day military parade in Bamako, Mali Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. Malian authorities held a traditional military parade Thursday to make the country's first independence day celebration since French troops departed after nine years of fighting Islamic extremists in its one-time colony. (AP Photo)Mali's Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces, Maj Gen Oumar Diarra salutes as he inspects the military during an independence day military parade in Bamako, Mali Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. Malian authorities held a traditional military parade Thursday to make the country's first independence day celebration since French troops departed after nine years of fighting Islamic extremists in its one-time colony. (AP Photo)
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Guinea's junta leader Col. Mamady Doumbouya salutes during an independence day military parade in Bamako, Mali Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. Malian authorities held a traditional military parade Thursday to make the country's first independence day celebration since French troops departed after nine years of fighting Islamic extremists in its one-time colony. (AP Photo)
