Fighters with jihadists launch agreed raids for military positions

Jihadist fighters have launched a number of simultaneous attacks on military positions in many cities in Mali, the third major attack on the army for the last month.

The Mali’s army said she pushed the attacks on Tuesday morning, allegedly “neutralizing” more than 80 militants, not to mention if there were other victims.

However, Jama’at Nusrat Al-ISLAM Wal Muslimin (JNIM), a group associated with al-Qaeda, which stated that the attacks said that he had taken control of three army Kazalka.

For more than a decade, Mali has been killed by the deadly Islamist uprising, as well as attacks with separatist movements.

In a statement broadcasting on national television, Army Sulian Dembele’s press secretary said: “The enemy suffered significant losses in every place where they were engaged in security and defense.”

The Kol Dembele added that the army resumed weapons, vehicles and motorcycles from the attackers.

Earlier, the armed forces stated that the attacks took place in seven cities, including Binoli, Case and Sandere, near the Border with Senegal. There were also attacks further north, near the Malitani border.

One Caes resident told AFP: “We woke up in shock this morning. There’s a gun, and from my house I see the smoke blowing towards the residence of the governor.”

In a statement posted in social media, JNIM called his attack “coordinated and high quality”. They did not tell in detail about the loss.

The group also stated that it had pursued two more recent attacks.

On June 2, militants sent both the army camp and the airport in the ancient northern city of Timbukta.

Just a day before, at least 30 soldiers in the center of the country were killed.

The attacks, the last sign of increasing uncertainty in Mali and the broad region of Sahel, came after the US team warned about the rise of efforts of different Islamist militants operating in Sahel to access the coast of West Africa.

During a press conference in May, the US team commander (Africom), General Michael Langle, described recent attacks in Nigeria, a wider Sahel and a lake Chad basin.

He warned that access groups to the coast greatly enhance their ability to smuggle and trade in arms.