Beitrag vom 02.06.2025

Reuters

Insurgents kill dozens in Mali base and attack Timbuktu, sources say

Summary
Militants seize base in Boulkessi near Burkina Faso border
Mali military says some soldiers fought until 'last breath'
Timbuktu airport targeted in separate attack on Monday
Hundreds of soldiers reported killed in Sahel in recent weeks

BAMAKO, June 2 (Reuters) - An Al Qaeda-linked jihadist group active in West Africa's Sahel region has claimed an attack on a military base in Mali on Sunday that two sources said had killed more than 30 soldiers.
In a separate attack on Monday, the group, Jama'a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM), said it targeted a military airport and Russian mercenaries in the northern city of Timbuktu, where residents described taking cover from explosions and gunfire.