00:00More than 30 people have been killed in two attacks in central Mali, according to local security and administrative sources.
00:07The assaults happened in the villages of Kori Kori and Gomosogu and have been blamed on the al-Qaeda-linked
00:13group.
00:14Jinim officials say the attacks came less than two weeks after a major offensive by jihadis and separatist forces, which
00:22has deepened Mali's security crisis.
00:24Some reports put the death toll even higher, with several people still missing.
00:29Sources say the victims, including militiamen as well as teenagers and children, the Malian army said it has since carried
00:37out a targeted operation in the area and says around a dozen fighters were neutralised.
00:43Malians face years of violence involving jihadist groups, communal militias and separatist movements, and tensions have risen sharply again in
00:52recent weeks.
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