The Malian Army announces some thirty jihadists "neutralized" in the last two weeks

MADRID, 23 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Malian Army General Staff reported this Sunday the "neutralization" -- death or incapacitation -- of thirty jihadists during the last two weeks of the Kélètigui operation. and the Maliko plan against terrorism in the country.

Among the approximately twenty operations carried out by the Army, the one carried out on October 12 in Haroun, in the eastern region of Gao, stands out, with a balance of 11 dead, according to the official statement collected by Malijet.

The Malian Army also confirmed the death of four jihadists who tried to attack a detachment in the town of Mourdiah, in the Koulikoro region (southwest of the country), which occurred on October 21.

Another operation, carried out on October 20 in the N'dila Toridagago commune, in the center of the country, resulted in a dozen terrorists also being "neutralized".

Mali, like other countries in the Sahel, has registered in recent years a growing number of jihadist attacks carried out by both the Al Qaeda affiliate in the region and the Islamic State. These terrorist actions have in turn led to an increase in inter-community violence and caused the displacement of tens of thousands of people.

Since the coup in May 2021, Mali has been under the rule of a military junta led by Assimi Goita, which has close ties to Russia and its group of mercenaries. According to the UN, the unstable security situation in Mali has created a security vacuum that has led to a sharp increase in civilian deaths, with more than 500 killed in the first three months of this year alone.

The General Staff of the Malian Armed Forces assures, at the end of the assessment, that its forces act following a "dynamic of strict respect for human rights and international humanitarian law."