Mali probes soldiers suspected of involvement in military base attacks
Key takeaways
- Five army personnel, including three active-duty soldiers, identified as suspects in last week’s coordinated attacks.
- “The first arrests have been successfully carried out, and all other perpetrators, co-perpetrators, and accomplices are actively being sought,” the statement said.
- The coordinated assault on the morning of April 25 struck at the heart of the West African country’s military government, which took power after coups in 2020 and 2021.
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Five army personnel, including three active-duty soldiers, identified as suspects in last week’s coordinated attacks.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Soldiers stand near a truck during a patrol following the attack on Kati, Mali's main military base, on April 27, 2026 [Reuters]By Al Jazeera Staff, AP and Reuters Published On 2 May 20262 May 2026Malian authorities say they are investigating soldiers suspected of involvement in a wave of simultaneous attacks on army bases across the country last week, claimed by an al-Qaeda affiliate and separatists.
A prosecutor at a military tribunal near the capital, Bamako, said in a statement on Friday that five suspects had been identified, including three active-duty soldiers, one retired person and a soldier who was killed in fighting near a Bamako army base.