Bamako, July 10 (IANS) Strategic positions held by armed terrorist groups in Anefis, in Mali’s northern Kidal region, were cleared before the arrival of a major logistics convoy from Gao, the Malian army said Friday.In a statement, the General Staff of the Malian Armed Forces said the army continued joint operations in several operational areas.According to the statement, the army had cleared strategic positions held by terrorists in Anefis 48 hours before the convoy’s arrival, restoring conditi…
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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…
Bamako, July 7 (IANS) The Malian army said on Tuesday that more than 200 terrorists were neutralised during coordinated air and ground operations carried out in Anefis in the country’s northern Kidal region.According to a statement issued by the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Monday’s operations involved 35 airstrikes. The provisional toll also included five armoured vehicles, around 20 pickup trucks and about 100 motorcycles destroyed, Xinhua news agency reported.The army said operations by…
Bamako, July 4 (IANS) The Malian Armed Forces said Saturday that attacks against several military positions in the country earlier in the day were repelled and the situation was “fully under control.”In a statement, the army said the attacked positions were located in Aguelhok, Anefis and Gao in northern Mali, Sevare in the country’s central region, as well as Kenioroba, south of the capital Bamako, Xinhua news agency reported.According to the statement, 20 terrorists riding motorcycles or trave…
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…