US Edition'Never Forget': Ivory Coast Commemorates 2016 Jihadist Attack on Resort
The Ivory Coast marks a decade since the Grand-Bassam attack that killed 19, including foreign nationals, with 10 men jailed for life over the assault.
- On Friday, Ivory Coast commemorated the 19 victims of the Grand-Bassam attack, with Deputy Prime Minister Tene Birahima Ouattara stating 'This attack was not only against people'.
- AQIM claimed the assault was retaliation for Sahel anti‑terror operations led by France and its allies and targeted Ivory Coast for handing over AQIM operatives to Mali.
- On March 13, 2016 three attackers wielding assault rifles stormed Grand‑Bassam beach resort and attacked restaurants, and the roughly 45‑minute bloodbath ended when Ivorian security forces shot the attackers dead.
- Legal actions included arrests and life sentences, with fifteen suspects arrested and ten men jailed for life, including six jailed in absentia.
- The assault marked the first jihadist attack in Ivory Coast, dealing a blow to tourism recovery efforts and was the third such strike in four months in West Africa.
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"We Will Never Forget Them": Ten Years Later, Côte D'ivoire Commemorates the Bombing of Grand Bassam
In the presence of Téné Birahima Ouattara, Abidjan paid tribute to the 19 deaths of the attack claimed by Aqmi. The terrorists intended to protest against the anti-jihadist operations Serval and Barkhane conducted at the time by France.
Ivory Coast Marks Decade Since Grand-Bassam Attack
Ivory Coast on Friday commemorated the 19 victims of the jihadist attack that struck the seaside town of Grand-Bassam a decade ago. On 13 March 2016, three gunmen armed with assault rifles stormed a busy beach in the resort town, about 40 kilometres east of Abidjan, a popular destination for both locals and foreigners. The attackers then moved on to nearby hotels, unleashing a 45-minute assault before Ivorian security forces shot them dead. The …
It must have been a Sunday like any other in Grand Bassam. The seaside town, classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, lived at the pace of the families who came to enjoy the beach and the terraces of the hotels. It was a little over noon when the first shots sounded. No one knew yet, but Côte d'Ivoire had just entered a new era, that of terrorism.
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