Al Qaeda-linked militants killed 21 soldiers during coordinated attacks in Mali on Tuesday, according to the SITE Intelligence Group, a U.S.-based non-governmental organization that tracks online reports by Islamist militants.<\/p>\n
Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) said it captured two soldiers, seized 15 military vehicles and more than 50 weapons during the “widescale” operation.<\/p>\n
Mali’s army declined to provide a toll on Wednesday but said its outposts in Farabougou and Biriki-Were came under “simultaneous attack” early on Tuesday, according to a military statement.<\/p>\n
JNIM said they had taken control of a military barracks and militia positions in Farabougou on Tuesday and detonated an improvised explosive device against an army vehicle in the south-central Segou region.<\/p>\n
The army did not respond to a request for comment on that claim.<\/p>\n
Segou, a strategic hub in south-central Mali, has seen\u00a0repeated clashes\u00a0between jihadist groups, government forces and allied militias amid a years-long insurgency that has spread across the arid Sahel region.<\/p>\n
JNIM is shifting from rural\u00a0guerrilla tactics to a campaign aimed at controlling territory around urban centres and asserting political dominance in the Sahel.<\/p>\n
Mali’s military leaders took power after coups in 2020 and 2021, vowing to restore security in a country where militant groups control large areas of the north and centre and stage frequent attacks on the army and civilians.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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