Fifteen Malian soldiers were killed in an ambush blamed on jihadists on Thursday, August 19, in the center of the country, the Malian army announced. At least 20 others were injured and taken to a hospital in the town of Sévaré.
as reported from Bamako, Serge Daniel
The attack took place exactly between the towns of Nokara and Boni in central Mali. Attributed to the jihadists, it has been officially qualified as “complex”.
A vehicle bomb first exploded as security forces in Mali passed, and automatically afterwards there was an intense fire on the army convoy. The Malian soldiers took revenge. If we in their ranks, according to a provisional assessment, recognize fifteen deaths, the number of victims in the ranks of the attackers is not known, they generally leave with their dead.
According to analysts, jihadists close to Amadou Koufatient at all costs to control the strategic sector of Boni, located 60 km from the city of Mondoro and 90 km from Douenzta. And to achieve this, they try to oppose the presence on the site of the regular army that has a camp not far from a hill in Boni. The same jihadists make life difficult for the civilian population who are accused of providing information to the army in the area. In some places, farmers are prevented from cultivating large areas. If the grain halls are full of food, they will be too autonomous, the jihadists fear.
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