The conflict -- which has killed thousands of soldiers and civilians to date -- has since spread to central Mali, as well as to neighbouring Burkina Faso and Niger.
Colaadda - oo dishay kumanaan askar iyo dad rayid ah illaa iyo hadda - ayaa tan iyo markii uu ku fiday bartamaha Mali, iyo sidoo kale dariska la ah Burkina Faso iyo Niger.