The French Army in Mali has announced the killing of 30 jihadists, days after the army said its Barkhane Force neutralised Bah Ag Moussa, the military chief of the Group for the Support of Islam and Moslems (GSIM) which is linked to Al-Qaida. The onslaught against the jihadists followed an operation carried out by helicopter […]
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The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) says it has adopted a new roadmap in its fight against jihadist groups in the centre and north of Mali. According to a MINUSCA communiqué, sighted by HumAngle, the decision was taken during the quarterly meeting of the military coordination organ in Mali held in […]
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The security situation in Mali has been deteriorating as the government seems powerless to deal with rising incidences of jihadist attacks against security and civilian populations. After they recently carried out abductions in a village, the jihadists are reported to have killed at least 11 persons following attacks in the centre and south of the […]
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A Malian anti-terrorist court in the capital, Bamako, has sentenced two jihadists described as “dangerous” to death in a trial that lasted five years. The jihadists, Fawaz Ould Ahmed, a Mauritanian, and Sadou Chaka, were charged with responsibility for the jihadist attack on the Radisson Blu Hotel complex and the La Terrasse Restaurant in 2015. […]
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Mali has plunged into violence with increasing jihadist attacks following the release of over 200 jihadists by the interim government of the country. Since the release, which has been denounced by a large segment of the Malian population and independent observers of the security situation in the country, attacks have been on a steady rise. […]
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There has been a marked increase in jihadist attacks on Malian soldiers and army locations after the recent release of over 200 jihadist prisoners by the new Malian authorities. The latest attack took place on the night of October 12 and 13, 2020 on Malian army positions in the locality of Sokoura, within the Bankass […]
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It started sometime in 2012 as opposition to the military dictatorship in Mali. There were also citizens’ mobilization against Islamic jihadist fundamentalism. However, in the course of time with the mix of jihadists, what started as a push for an enthronement of democracy soon turned into an ethnic conflict between the Fulani and the Dogon. […]
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Security and local sources on Friday said 10 Malian soldiers were killed in an overnight ambush in central Mali near the Mauritanian border where armed jihadist groups are rampant. Since the military took power in a coup on August 18, this is the third time Malian security forces have suffered serious loss of lives. An […]
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Armed men have killed at least 30 villagers in Mali in simultaneous attacks on several villages in the centre of the country, local officials said on Friday. AFP news agency reports that the attacks took place on Wednesday in the Bankass region, but were not immediately confirmed because of the difficulty in accessing information from […]
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