while they have just returned the right of way to their military base in Ménaka to the Malian army, the French armed forces of Barkhane announced yesterday that they had captured a senior of the Islamic State group which was preparing an attack against its convoys in the direction of Niger

He organized

several attacks against various military bases in Mali, including that of Gao.

Some resulted in the death of many civilians and soldiers.

Albakaye was one of the leaders of networks implementing improvised explosive devices.

Big blow for the EIGS

The EIGS, which since the neutralization of its mentor Abou Walid Al-Sahraoui in August 2021 by Barkhane, continues to see its leaders fall, due to French soldiers.

It's a melodrama, says the Nigerian site, because while Mali pushes Barkhane out, going so far as to enact preventive laws against its soldiers and those of Takuba, the French operation continues its work of securing.

like other terrorist leaders, Ould Albakaye will be handed over to the Malian authorities.

Can you find a better guarantee of good collaboration than this?

But no offense to the pseudo-pan-Africanists who rush on TV sets and on the web, in Mali, nothing is settled safely, and this observation applies to the entire Sahel, in particular for Burkina and Niger. .

It must be recognized that, even on the start, Barkhane continues to prove his strike force in the Sahel.

the capture of Ould Albakaye is one of the last farewell gifts from the Barkhane Force... Barkhane in full re-articulation in the Sahel since the big quarrel with the new authorities of Bamako having led to his hasty departure

this capture of Albakaye comes as the French soldiers are packing up after being declared persona non grata by the authorities of the Malian transition who preferred to leave the protective wings of the Gallic rooster to take refuge between the big paws of the Russian bear

one wonders,

if such a barchan gift to Bamako is not a bit embarrassing for Colonel Assimi Goïta, coming from a France he accuses of all sins and against which he instructs , since taking office, a trial for incompetence for not having defeated terrorism, despite 10 years of continuous presence

a work of public health

if for the time being, this attack, which killed nearly 80 people in the land of upright men, has not yet been claimed, everything suggests that it is the work of the EIGS.

This means that the capture of this lieutenant of this terrorist organization is a sigh of relief for the wounded populations.

Beyond the hundreds of widows and orphans that will have been caused by the numerous attacks led or sponsored by Ould Albakaye, it is the whole of the Sahel which is thus rid of one of the most bloodthirsty terrorist leaders of the EIGS.

(…) And this is a sign that despite the many criticisms leveled against the Barkhane force, it can still contribute effectively to the fight against terrorism in the Sahel

situation is difficult for the survivors

situation is far from rosy for these survivors,

there is no water in the city: the facilities were sabotaged a few days ago.

However, the authorities ensure that strong actions have been put in place to take care of these displaced persons, in particular with food assistance