US EditionOver 20 civilians killed in central Mali village attacks
- Suspected jihadists killed more than 20 people in attacks on villages in central Mali's Mopti region on Friday.
- The unidentified assailants ransacked and burned six villages in the Bandiagara area during the day and evening.
- The assailants came in large numbers on motorcycles and attacked a first village, where they killed everyone and destroyed everything.
- Mali is battling armed groups with links to Al Qaeda and Islamic State, which have spread to other countries in the Sahel region.
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At least 20 killed in jihadist attacks on central Mali villages
Mali since 2012 has faced attacks from groups linked to Al-Qaeda and Islamic State, as well as by separatist movements and criminal gangs. Last weekend seven people were killed during attacks in the centre of the country.
At least 20 killed in suspected Islamist attacks on villages in central Mali
Some 20 people were killed and others were wounded in attacks carried out by suspected jihadists in six villages in central Mali on Friday. Grain silos were burned and members of the local population fled, authorities reported.
The Malian Armed Forces (FamA) inflicted heavy losses on armed terrorist groups (GAT) during an air operation carried out last Friday in the regions of Bandiagara and Koro. A dozen terrorists were neutralized and six motorcycles destroyed. According to a statement from the Directorate of Information and Public Relations of the Armed Forces (DIRPA), [...]
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