In Mali, second day of national mourning after the attack on an army camp

Soldier of the Malian Armed Forces in Timbuktu, September 9, 2021, (illustrative image).

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Second day of national mourning in Mali this Sunday, March 6, after the jihadist attack on Friday against a military camp of the Malian army located in the center of the country, in Mondoro.

Flags are at half mast on public buildings.

A surge of solidarity has been created around the Malian army which has lost men. 

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With our correspondent in Bamako,

Nationals of Mondoro residing in Bamako are in principle organizing a meeting this Sunday.

The objective, to show support for the populations of this locality in central Mali, but also to support the national army.

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After the jihadist attack on Friday March 4, messages of support for the army also came from local political parties, such as the Alliance for Democracy in Mali (Adéma) or the Party for National Renaissance (Paréna).

On the ground, calm has returned.

The Malian army is once again in control of the Mondoro camp, but it is difficult for journalists to get more details.

Reaching the inhabitants of the locality whose camp was attacked by telephone remains complicated.

A “ complex

 ” 

attack 

The provisional report, from an official source, reports that 47 jihadists and 27 soldiers were killed.

Thirty-three soldiers were injured, 21 of them seriously.

The latter were transported to a hospital in central Mali to receive emergency treatment.

This Sunday, the Malian army could make public a new assessment of the attack which it describes as "

", with the use by the attackers of vehicle bombs.

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