By Coralie PierretPosted 30-12-2019Changed on 30-12-2019 at 07:56
On the border with Burkina Faso and Niger, the Malian armed forces and French Barkhane forces are trying to secure the region. This area is that of the three borders, a very large territory often desert or sometimes thorny and crossed by forests. In particular that of the Ansongo wildlife reserve ... It borders Niger and would be an important hiding place for the jihadists. It was in this area that the French lost 13 soldiers in November, that the Malians lost around 50 men in the attack on Indelimane, and the Nigerians 71 soldiers in Inatès. Reportage.
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