US EditionInsurgents kill dozens in Mali base and attack Timbuktu: Reuters
- On June 2, 2025, jihadist insurgents attacked a Malian army base and fired shells near the airport in Timbuktu, Mali.
- The attack comes amid ongoing violence since 2012 involving extremist factions associated with Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State, occurring under Mali’s current military junta governance.
- Insurgents used a vehicle packed with explosives near the city centre base and triggered heavy gunfire, but they did not raid the airport guarded by Russian forces.
- Two security sources reported the killing of more than 30 soldiers, while local officials and witnesses described widespread firefights and shelling across the city.
- The Malian military declared the situation 'under control' and stated it is fighting back against the terrorists, although regional violence continues to displace millions.
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A coordinated "terrorist" attack targeted on Monday the army camp and the airport of Timbuktu, the great city of northern Mali, where heavy fire was heard, according to local officials and residents joined by the AFP. ...
Terrorists attack Mali army base, Timbuktu airport - Daily Trust
A Malian army base came under attack on Monday, and shells were fired at the airport in the northern city of Timbuktu, where heavy gunfire was heard, the army, local officials and residents said. Junta-ruled Mali has since 2012 faced attacks from groups linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group, as well as separatist movements and criminal gangs. For several months in 2012, jihadists took control of the fabled desert city of Timbuktu. The a…
Dozens dead in twin attacks on Mali army bases, Timbuktu airport targeted
A raid in the center of Mali has left at least 30 soldiers dead. The army announced Monday night that it had 'neutralized' fourteen assailants after a coordinated 'terrorist' assault targeting a camp in Timbuktu and the nearby airport earlier in the day.
Two major alleged jihadist attacks against the Malian army in two days: on Monday a coordinated assault targeted a camp in Timbuktu and the airport, in the aftermath of a bloody raid that claimed the lives of at least 30 soldiers in the centre of the country, according to several security and local sources.
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