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Mali: attacks by jihadist groups have increased since the departure of French troops
There have been 14 times more civilians killed during jihadist attacks since the departure of French troops from Mali in 2022. The Malian government is also targeted by these attacks. Decryption. – (France 2)
There have been 14 times more civilians killed during jihadist attacks since the departure of French troops from Mali in 2022. The Malian government is also targeted by these attacks. Decryption.
In 18 months, attacks by jihadist groups have increased in Mali. No area of the country is spared anymore. The most striking demonstration of force is the blockade of Timbuktu which began in August 2023. A city cut off from the world and a symbol, because Timbuktu was occupied by jihadists in 2012. All access roads to the city are regularly attacked. The blockade is land but also river. On September 7, many Malian Internet users shared their emotion on social networks, after at least three rockets fell on a passenger boat. More than 60 people died in this attack claimed by Al-Qaeda.
An arsenal built attack after attack
Since the departure of French troops from Mali in 2022, there have been 14 times more civilians killed. Attacks which therefore target civilians, but also the heart of Malian power. July 22, 2022 at Kate, 15 km from Bamako, a car bomb exploded not far from the military camp where the president of Mali resides. The jihadists were quickly neutralized. THE groups jihadists constitute their arsenal, attack after attack, by recovering military equipment from the Malian army.
