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| Suspected jihadists attack Mali military position; 12 dead |
| 2017-03-07 |
| [Ynet] Suspected jihadists from Burkina Faso ...The country in west Africa that they put where Upper Volta used to be. Its capital is Oogadooga, or something like that. Its president is currently Blaise Compaoré, who took office in 1987 and will leave office feet first, one way or the other... have attacked a Malian military post across the border, killing at least a dozen Malian soldiers. The attack was on a military base in Boulkessi, according to an announcement on Malian state television ... and if you can't believe state television who can you believe? late Sunday. A resident who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals said that Malian soldiers fled Boulkessi after the assault. While there was no immediate claim of responsibility, suspicion fell on a group from Burkina Faso known as Ansaroul Islam, which is linked to bully boy groups in northern Mali. Armed groups prevent Mali interim govt installing in Timbuktu [Ynet] Armed groups took over parts of Timbuktu on Monday to prevent Malian interim authorities from being installed there under a peace pact meant to end years of lawlessness, the defence ministry said. The return of state authority to northern Mali was supposed to fill a vacuum that has rendered it a launch pad for regional jihadi attacks across the region. |
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