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Malian troops killed 11 jihadists who ambushed them in the center of the country, in clashes that also resulted in one death, according to the Ministry of Defense. Friday in a village in the northeast
The attacks have highlighted the fragility of the security situation in West Africa while it is preparing to hold elections on July 29, during which President Ibrahim Boubacar Keta seeks a second term. The army patrol was ambushed by "terrorists" on Sunday morning in a forest in the central region of Segou, the ministry said in a statement.
The patrol suffered "a dead and wounded man."
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In another incident on Friday, "gunmen" attacked the village of Tindinbawen, near the border with Niger, according to a joint statement from the Touareg Imghad Self-Defense Force and Allies (Gatia) and the Azawad Movement for the Salvation (MSA)
The two mostly Tuareg groups support the French forces and Malian.
"The attackers proceeded summarily to the execution of more than 20 people including the elderly and at the same time members of the security station of the coalition," says the release
Disorders at the Mali is the result of a Touareg separatist uprising in 2012, which was exploited by jihadists to take control of major northern cities.
in a military operation led by France launched in January 2013.
But the vast expanses of the country remain out of the control of the foreign and Malian forces, which are often the target of attacks, despite an agreement of Peace signed with Tu In 1965, opposition leaders aimed to isolate jihadists
Violence also spread in Burkina Faso and Niger.
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