Mali's armed forces say they killed 80 militants after series of attacks on military posts
Mali’s armed forces say they have killed 80 al Qaeda-linked militants following a series of simultaneous and coordinated attacks on military posts in central and western parts of the country.
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00:00Mali's armed forces say they have killed 80 al-Qaeda-linked militants following a series of simultaneous and coordinated attacks on military posts in central and western parts of the country.
00:12Officials say the attacks took place in seven towns and cities near the border with Senegal and further north, close to the frontier with Mauritania.
00:22The jihadist JNIM group claimed responsibility for the attacks and said it had taken control of three army barracks.
00:31Mali has been fighting insurgent groups linked to the so-called Islamic State and al-Qaeda for more than a decade.
00:39It's also been contending with a longer history of Tuareg-led rebellions in the north.
00:44In May, the head of U.S.-Africa Command's General Michael Langley warned that Islamist groups are looking to extend their reach to West Africa's coastline,
00:54allowing them to significantly boost their revenue through human trafficking, smuggling and arms trading.
01:00That's the reason we were involved here today.
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