By RFPosted on 19-11-2019Modified on 19-11-2019 at 15:23

In Mali, the army was again attacked by suspected terrorists on Monday in the north of the country. The operation was, it seems, painstakingly prepared. According to a statement from the Malian army, 24 soldiers and 17 terrorists were killed and equipment was also destroyed in the enemy's home.

" One of the priorities this Tuesday is our wounded, " RFI told a Malian military source contacted in the North . Some of them were evacuated to the Nigerian locality of Tiloua, others to the Malian locality of Gao, after a passage through the city of Menaka.

Barkhane in operation

In this city, on Tuesday, residents see in the sky French planes of Operation Barkhane in full operation. Is it raking in the area, a hanging? Is it more a question of helping allied troops? No details have been given yet. It is south of Menaka, not far from the border with Niger, that alleged jihadists attacked the Malian troops .

Twenty-four soldiers killed

According to an official communique, 24 Malian soldiers and 17 suspected jihadists were killed. This assessment is still provisional. According to a Nigerian security source, the attackers on seven vehicles used Sioux's ruse for the attack. Also circulating in tricycles, belonging to health centers, they pretended to be members of the medical staff in vaccination campaign.

■ Reaction to the Dakar peace and security forum

The news of this attack spread from Monday to Dakar, since the Senegalese capital has since hosted the sixth forum on peace and security in Africa. Leaders, researchers, military and NGOs gather in assembly or workshops. And this Tuesday morning, the Niger Minister of Defense, Issoufou Katambé, in response, calls for more mobilization to fight against armed groups in the Sahel.

This is the daily life of our populations of our soldiers in this area.

Issoufou Katambé, Minister of Defense of Niger

19-11-2019 - By Charlotte Idrac

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