An attack took place Monday night in the northeastern Ivory Coast. According to the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, one soldier lost his life. The attack took place in the town of Tougbo not far from the Burkinabe border. A sector where uncertainty reappears.
With our special correspondent in Abidjan, Jean-Luc Aplogan
This is the third attack in the area. As on March 29, the day of the last attack, a military base of Côte d’Ivoire’s armed forces was targeted. It happened around 21:00. The attackers reportedly used a power outage to attack. The Ivorian armed forces responded immediately. An Ivorian soldier was injured in the leg. He gave in to his wounds, the staff specifies.
An armored vehicle arrived as reinforcements, but the perpetrators of the attack had already fled. The army immediately began search operations. An abandoned motorcycle has been found, but no trace of the wanted persons yet. Although not stated in the press release, all interviewed officials attributed the attack to the jihadists and still suspect the men in katiba Macina by Amadou Koufa.
No civilian accidents should be regretted, welcomes the High Command, which signals the arrival of reinforcements to the area. And the small town of Tougbo is quiet at noon, according to several sources.
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