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Mali violence: At Least 40 Killed In Spate Of Violence

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February 16, 2020
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At least 40 people, including nine soldiers, have been killed in three separate incidents in Mali.

Thirty-one were killed when gunmen attacked a village in central Mali, burning houses, crops and livestock.

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A group of eight soldiers also died in an ambush, while another was killed during an attack on a military camp in the Gao region.

Mali has been blighted by instability since 2012 when an Islamist rebellion broke out in the north.

The BBC reports that the village of Ogossagou, where one of Friday’s attacks took place, is mostly home to Fulanis, a largely-Muslim ethnic group who traditionally work as herders.

Other ethnic groups in Mali – including the Dogon community – accuse the Fulani of being linked to jihadi groups operating across the Sahel region.

These accusations have fuelled inter-ethnic violence in recent years.

Last March, 160 people were killed in another attack at Ogossagou, which authorities blamed on a Dogon militia.

READ ALSO: UN mission in Mali gets deadlier after fresh attacks

That attack led to several protests over perceived inaction by the government, and Mali’s prime minster at the time, Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga, later resigned.

No one has claimed responsibility for the latest incident, but village chief Aly Ousmane Barry told local media that the gunmen struck several hours after government troops had withdrawn from the area.

In a separate incident, Malian security forces said on Twitter that they had sustained “material damage” during an ambush in the village of Bintia, which killed eight soldiers and injured four others.

A ninth soldier was killed in another attack at a camp in Mondoro, which is regularly targeted by militants.

Since 2012, Malian forces have managed to regain control of large swathes of territory taken by militants with help from France, which has 4,500 troops deployed in the region. The UN has 13,000 peacekeeping troops in Mali.

But thousands of lives have been lost as Mali struggles to contain the violence, which has spread to neighbouring Burkina Faso and Niger.

Combating militants in the Sahel region is seen as important for maintaining security further afield, including Europe.

France’s Foreign Minister Florence Parly travelled to Washington last month in the hope of persuading the US to continue its logistical backing – drones, intelligence and transport – which she said was crucial to the French operation.

Tags: At Least 40 KilledBurkina Faso and NigerFrance’s Foreign Minister Florence ParlyMali violenceMalian security forcesSpate Of Violence
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