Militants kill more than 100 Malian soldiers in attack this month
JNIM last week claimed the September 10 attack, saying it had killed 150 soldiers.
Jihadists from al Qaeda-linked Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) killed more than 100 Malian soldiers in a September 10 attack in Dioura, Mali, according to two sources. Over 100 soldiers were also taken hostage during the attack. A retaliatory operation by the Malian army against JNIM lasted more than a week, during which some soldiers were killed and significant losses inflicted on the attackers.
Another attack on the airport in Sevare occurred on Sunday, with JNIM claiming to have killed 33 pro-government forces in Sevare and Konna. Russian paramilitary group Africa Corps supports the Malian army in combat in both locations. There have been six consecutive nights of shelling at Sevare airport, resulting in about 40 wounded Malian soldiers and Russian fighters being treated at a local hospital.
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