Mali: At Least 50 Soldiers Killed in Rebel-Jihadist Attack
The attackers said they killed and captured soldiers and destroyed military vehicles in a joint assault that underscores rising cooperation between JNIM and FLA.
- On Saturday, Tuareg separatists and militants from the al-Qaida-linked group JNIM ambushed a Malian army convoy near Tabankort, resulting in the killing or capture of scores of soldiers.
- The convoy was traveling from Anefis toward Gao when attacked, days after the Malian army and Russian paramilitaries from Africa Corps had regained control of the strategic town.
- Both JNIM and the separatist Azawad Liberation Front claimed responsibility for the assault, citing "great human losses" and "serious material damage" to military forces.
- Rebels released videos purportedly showing captured soldiers lined up as they surrendered, while a security official confirmed the army suffered heavy losses during the engagement.
- This attack marks the latest in a series of militant strikes against security forces in the Sahel, a vast region south of the Sahara Desert plagued by extremist violence since 2012.
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Over 50 Malian Soldiers and Russian Fighters Killed in Northern Mali Ambush
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Mali insurgents ambush army convoy, source says more than 50 killed
BAMAKO, July 20 (Reuters) - Militants linked to al Qaeda and a Tuareg-led separatist group ambushed a military convoy in northern Mali over the weekend, and a source close to the rebels said more than 50 soldiers and allied Russian fighters were kill...
The death toll from Saturday's attack on a Malian army convoy near Anéfis, in the north of the country, is becoming clearer. At least 50 soldiers were killed, according to local and military sources contacted by AFP on Sunday. This attack, carried out by Tuareg separatists and jihadists, is one of the deadliest suffered by the Malian army.
In Mali, at least 50 soldiers were killed in an attack by jihadists and separatists.
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