00:00Mali's army says 82 soldiers held captive since militant and rebel attacks in April have been freed.
00:07The soldiers were reportedly held by groups linked to Al-Qaeda affiliate JNIM
00:13and the Touareg-led Azawad Liberation Front, which claimed responsibility for the April 25th attacks.
00:20The offensive targeted military positions at the main airport, killing the defense minister.
00:27The groups also claimed further attacks on army posts in July.
00:32In a separate move, Junta leader Asimi Goita has pardoned a French embassy official accused of spying and sentenced to
00:3920 years in prison.
00:41The government says the pardon does not overturn the conviction, but the official will be immediately expelled from Mali.
00:48The move comes as Mali continues to battle a long-running jihadist insurgency after turning away from French and UN
00:56military support.
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