Mali: deadly attack on a security post 50 kilometers from Bamako

A Malian soldier between Mopti and Djenne in February 2020 (illustration image).

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A post of the Mali security forces located about fifty kilometers from Bamako on the axis leading to the town of Ségou (RN6) was attacked on the night of Thursday 14 to Friday 15 July.

At least six civilians, police and gendarmes were killed.

Others are still missing.

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According to one of the surviving police officers, after reconstructing the facts, the attack was carried out by “

”.

Three hours before the incident, a vehicle arrived in front of the Zantiguila security and control post.

The driver simulated a breakdown to better check the condition of the premises and the forces involved.

When the heavily armed attackers then disembarked, they were on familiar ground: targeted gunfire, premises belonging to the FDS attacked.

Panic sets in fairly quickly on the scene.

At least six civilians and members of the dressed corps were killed.

There are also injuries.

This Friday, at the beginning of the afternoon, civilians and soldiers were still missing after the attack.

A rare attack in this area

This attack, which took place about fifty kilometers from Bamako, worries observers.

Rather, Mali's FSD positions are generally attacked in the north,

, but rarely so close to the capital.

According to our information, this Friday, after a meeting of the army headquarters in Bamako, it was decided to send reinforcements to Zantiguila, the site of the attack.

►Also read: Mali suspends military rotations of Minusma

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