Dakar, July 9 (IANS) The Malian forces have neutralised about 100 terrorists during operations carried out on Wednesday in the areas of Anefis and Tabrichat in northern Mali, authorities said on Thursday.In a statement, the General Staff of the Armed Forces said the Malian Armed Forces, in coordination with their partners, continued operations against armed terrorist groups it described as affiliated with the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims and the Azawad Liberation Front.According to…
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Addis Ababa, April 30 (IANS) The African Union (AU) on Thursday condemned the assassination of Mali’s Defence Minister Sadio Camara following a recent coordinated terrorist attack that targeted different parts of the country.The AU’s Peace and Security Council, in a statement issued Thursday following the council’s recent meeting on the security situation in Mali, expressed deep concern over the widespread coordinated attacks, systematic killings, and displacements of the Malian population by te…
Bamako, April 29 (IANS) Assimi Goita, Mali’s transitional president, said that operations would continue until all groups involved in the April 25 attacks are neutralised and lasting security is restored across the country. In a televised address to the nation at 8 p.m. local time on Tuesday, Goita said the April 25 attacks, which he described as “complex, coordinated and simultaneous,” targeted Bamako, Kati, Mopti, Gao and Kidal.He said the assailants had been dealt a heavy blow thanks to the p…
United Nations, April 26 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was deeply concerned by reports of attacks across Mali and strongly condemned the acts of violence, his spokesperson said Saturday.The UN chief expresses solidarity with the Malian people, stressing the need to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure, spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in a statement.”The Secretary-General calls for coordinated international support to address the evolving threat of violent extremism an…