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The Tabularium · Call 2026-07-05-01Miss

A further coordinated, multi-town attack (three or more towns in a single operation) attributed to the FLA/JNIM insurgency occurs in Mali within 30 days.

National SecurityAfrica / Middle EastMali
Issued No. 5 · 5 Jul 26  ·  Due 4 Aug 26  ·  Opening call 65% — likely

The wording, the opening probability, and the counter-signal below were fixed when this call was published. Updates revise the reading — never the record: the verdict is graded against the opening call.

The trajectory

The call stands at its probability until revised; each dot is a recorded reading.0%50%100%5 Jul 26 — 65% (No. 5): Opening calldue 4 Aug 26Miss65%5 Jul 26

The record since

The call stands as issued — no revisions.

What would overturn it

Army or wire reporting of another simultaneous, multi-town assault before August 4; a 30-day lull with no such attack would suggest the army's counter-pressure is starting to hold.

The verdict

Miss  Resolved 10 Aug 26.

The Jul 4-5 multi-town offensive was not repeated; the following four weeks saw only single-location JNIM/FLA strikes (Kouakourou Jul 18, Niono/Hadj Wéré Jul 26, Kolodougou Koura Jul 30), with the next multi-town-scale event (San) not occurring until Aug 9, after the window closed.

A single large coordinated offensive was extrapolated into a recurring pattern; JNIM/FLA reverted to dispersed, single-location harassment rather than repeating the multi-town model within 30 days.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Mali_attacks

As logged at issue

Insurgents strike five Malian towns in coordinated dawn assault; army claims control

Cite this call

The Cursus Publicus, Call 2026-07-05-01 — recorded 5 Jul 26. https://archive.cursuspublic.us/calls/2026-07-05-01.html