Mali probes soldiers over role in Jihadi attacks
Key takeaways
- At least five soldiers and an exiled politician are being investigated over their alleged involvement in coordinated attacks across Mali last weekend.
- The near-simultaneous assaults, in more than half a dozen locations, including near the capital Bamako, killed several people, including Defense Minister Sadio Camara and several members of his family.
- The public prosecutor at the Military Court of Bamako said there was "solid evidence regarding the complicity of certain military personnel" in the attacks, including serving and recently dismissed officers.
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At least five soldiers and an exiled politician are being investigated over their alleged involvement in coordinated attacks across Mali last weekend.
https://p.dw.com/p/5DA0TMali is probing the role of government soldiers in a recent rebel assault Image: Florent Vergnes/AFPAdvertisement Mali is investigating several soldiers suspected of involvement in coordinated attacks by jihadi and separatist fighters across the West African country last week, authorities said late Friday.
The rebel alliance, made up of JNIM, a group linked to al-Qaida, and Tuareg rebels, launched its largest assault in over a decade on April 25 as part of efforts to topple Mali's military government, which seized power during the pandemic.