A military detachment was ambushed, a rarity in this area, near the community of Badala, 130 kilometers from the capital. So far there has been no claim of responsibility for the attack.
Six members of Mali’s armed forces were killed and nine others wounded earlier this week when they were ambushed near the capital Bamako in the western part of the country, a police source and a local elected official told AFP on Wednesday.
A military detachment was ambushed, a rarity in this area, near the community of Badala, near Kita, 130 kilometers from the capital, the agency’s source told police, without specifying who the attackers were believed to be.
The death toll was confirmed by a local elected official, who said the attack was carried out by “terrorists”, in the terminology used by authorities in Mali when referring to members of jihadist organisations.
No claim had been made as of last night.
The return fire by the soldiers resulted in the killing of some of the attackers, according to the AFP source in the police, who did not give an exact account.
Mali has been reeling from the spread of jihadist activity and violence of all kinds since separatist insurgencies broke out in its north in 2012.
The colonels who seized power in a coup in 2020 ended the military alliance with France and its partners in 2022, turning to Russia.
Source :Skai
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