More than 200 attackers were killed in targeted airstrikes carried out by Malian armed forces on Friday morning, Mali’s state television reported early Saturday. The report, citing a statement from the General Staff of the Armed Forces, said the strikes targeted a large column of armed militants that hadContinue Reading
The Malian army announced Monday that it had killed Souleymane Ag Bakawa, a leader of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara, also known as “Soldat,” during an operation in the Tinfadimata area in northern Mali. “This particularly feared individual led a group infamous for spreading terror in theContinue Reading
Eleven terrorists from the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara, including a senior commander, surrendered to the Malian Armed Forces in the town of Ansongo in northern Mali on Saturday, Malian television ORTM reported on Sunday. Ibrahim Boubacar, also known as Oubel, is the leader of terrorist groups operatingContinue Reading
The Malian army on Saturday announced the capture of a leader from the Islamic State in the Grand Sahara and his bodyguard in northern Mali. In a statement, the army said the arrests occurred during a clash in the Cha-Mane area, without identifying who were captured. Intelligence operationsContinue Reading
