00:00Mali's military prosecutors have accused several active and former officers of helping plan and carry out the attacks.
00:08According to the prosecutor's statement, the officers participated in the planning, coordination and execution of the attack that was carried
00:15out by several Jihadist groups, including the Azawad and the Jinims.
00:20The exiled opposition politician Omar Mariko has also been accused of involvement.
00:25Mali is facing a deepening security crisis after its army and Russian mercenary allies lost a key military base in
00:33the north to armed rebels, including those from Kidal.
00:36Those assaults have been described as the biggest in the country in nearly 15 years.
00:41Pressure is also mounting around Bamako, where Jinim has launched a road blockade that restricts movements.
00:48During those assaults, the rebels killed Mali's defense minister and took the crucial northern town of Kidal.
00:54On Friday, forces from Mali's key Thessalic super camp near the Algerian border surrendered the military installation and scattered southward,
01:02according to official report.
01:04Meanwhile, the Economic Community of West Africa bloc has also said it will make an official visit to Mali on
01:11Monday.
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