Mali: seventeen soldiers and four civilians killed in a jihadist attack in Tessit

According to a press release from the FAMa, four Malian soldiers died in a jihadist attack in the Gao region on Sunday.

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Two jihadist attacks took place on Sunday August 7 in the North, in the Gao region, and in the South, in the Koutiala region.

Seventeen Malian army soldiers, four civilians and seven jihadists were killed, according to a statement from the Malian authorities.

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In Tessit in the Gao region, the jihadists had apparently infiltrated the camp of the Malian army before going on the attack.

There were almost no fights.

The attackers initially launched shells against the camp from the east, a position weakly held by the Malian armed forces.

Then, on two other sides of the camp, the same assailants carried out other attacks on foot inside this important army camp in the North, before leaving with a large quantity of military equipment.

The latest statement from the army deplores the death of 17 dead soldiers and 4 civilians killed, as well as 9 soldiers missing.

On the enemy side, the Fama report 7 assailants killed.

The army specifies that the balance sheet is " 

".

A previous press release reported 4 dead among the military, 2 among civilians and 5 among jihadists. 

Communiqué N°054 of the General Staff of the Armies of August 08, 2022 pic.twitter.com/vhkCMorODZ

— Malian Armed Forces (@FAMa_DIRPA) August 8, 2022

In the south, in the Koutiala region, we now know precisely that it was a vehicle of the Defense and Security Forces (FDS) that jumped on a mine laid by the jihadists.

They would have come from a neighboring country which they would have returned to after the operation

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