Mali: the toll of the jihadist attack in Tessit revised upwards
This attack is the deadliest attributed to jihadist groups against Malian forces since 2019. (Illustrative image) © AP / STR
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The toll of the attack that took place in the Gao region is now 42 Malian soldiers killed.
This is the heaviest official toll for the Malian army since the series of attacks launched at the end of 2019 by the Islamic State group on military camps in this region of the three borders.
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Forty-two Malian soldiers.
This is the new assessment of
the attack which occurred on Sunday August 7
on a Malian military camp near Tessit in the Gao region.
This new assessment was not communicated by the government, but comes from an official document listing the names of the deceased soldiers.
The previous toll reported 17 soldiers and 4 civilians killed, as well as 9 soldiers missing.
The jihadists had apparently infiltrated the camp of the Malian army before attacking.
And they left with a large quantity of military equipment.
This attack comes as Mali has been facing a resurgence of attacks by jihadist groups for several weeks.
It is also the deadliest attack attributed to these groups against Malian forces since 2019.
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To read also: In Mali, the increasingly frequent terrorist attacks in the south of the country
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