About 49 civilians, 15 troops killed in northern Mali attacks
The attack comes after an Al Qaeda-linked alliance announced last month it was blockading Timbuktu, the historic crossroads city of northern Mali.
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The attack comes after an Al Qaeda-linked alliance announced last month it was blockading Timbuktu, the historic crossroads city of northern Mali.
BAMAKO, Sept 8, 2023 (BSS/AFP) - Attacks on an army base and a passenger boat on the Niger River in
Two attacks by al-Qaida-linked insurgents in Mali's restive north have killed 49 civilians and 15 government soldiers. The provisional death toll given by the country’s military junta was read on state television. A passenger boat near the city of Timbuktu and a Malian military position downstream on the Niger River were targeted Thursday. The statement said the attacks were claimed by JNIM, an extremist coalition aligned with al-Qaida. The Malian government said it killed about 50 assailants while responding to the attacks. A United Nations report says Al-Qaida-affiliated and Islam...
Two attacks by Islamist insurgents in the restive north of Mali on Thursday killed 49 civilians and 15 government soldiers, according to a provisional death...
Three days of mourning have been declared as authorities continue to assess the death toll in Mali’s latest attacks.