12 Civilians Killed in Mali Attacks
A group of gunmen attacked a village in central Mali’s Mopti Region on Monday, killing 11 people.
According to a local official, the gun attack took place in Telly, a village located a dozen kilometres from the town of Tenenkou.
He said: “[The gunmen] killed 11 civilians. Some of them came by motorbike.”
Another security source confirmed the attack, saying that there are also people who have been reported missing, although the amount is currently unclear.
Meanwhile, another attack took place on the same day – one woman was killed and two others injured by a landmine on the road between Chamane and Tin Fadimata in the central-eastern town of Menaka.
An official said that the trio were travelling by donkeys when one of the animals stepped on the landmine, an improvised device “set by terrorists”. The survivors are currently receiving treatment at the Tin Fadimata Medical Centre.
Central Mali is engulfed by two-fold violence carried out by jihadists and by rival ethnic groups, specifically Fulani herders and Dogon farmers fighting over access to land.
