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…
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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…
Bamako, April 27 (IANS) The Malian army has killed more than 100 terrorists in the western region of Koulikoro, according to a statement issued on Sunday.The General Staff of the Armed Forces said in the statement that during sweep operations following Saturday’s terrorist attacks, Malian air assets detected a column of motorcycles moving toward a hideout west of the locality of Kolokani in the Koulikoro region.Airstrikes were then carried out against the target, killing more than 100 terrorists…
Bamako, April 26 (IANS) Mali Defence Minister Sadio Camara was killed in an attack on his residence in the town of Kati, near the capital Bamako, carried out by armed terrorist groups, local sources reported.According to the sources, who requested anonymity, armed terrorist groups launched coordinated attacks on several cities across the country on Saturday, leaving 16 people wounded. Camara’s residence in Kati was also targeted, and both the minister and his second wife were killed.In a stateme…
Bamako (Mali), Dec 20 (IANS) Mali has established a new rapid intervention unit within its armed forces to strengthen the fight against terrorism, the Ministry of Defence and Veterans Affairs said during a flag presentation ceremony held in the capital here. The unit, known as the Rapid Intervention Battalion, is tasked with enhancing the operational capabilities of the Malian Armed Forces, improving their responsiveness to security threats, and contributing to the defence of territorial integri…