Mali Interim President’s Chief of Employees and Three Others Killed in Ambush – Govt
BAMAKO (Reuters) – The chief of workers of Mali’s interim president, Oumar Traore, and three others have been killed in an ambush, the federal government mentioned on Thursday.
The ambush befell within the rural space of Nara in Mali’s southwestern Koulikoro area, the assertion mentioned, with out offering additional element on when the assault occurred or who was liable for it.
One different particular person, a driver who was touring with the delegation, is lacking, it added.
Mali is one among a number of West African international locations battling a violent Islamist insurgency that has unfold from its arid north over the previous decade.
Militants linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State have seized swathes of territory throughout the area, killed 1000’s and displaced thousands and thousands.
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Frustrations towards the authorities’ failure to quell the violence have spurred two army takeovers in Mali since 2020.
(Reporting by Tiemoko Diallo; Writing by Sofia Christensen; Enhancing by Estelle Shirbon)
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