This morning in Mali, an attack by militants from the Al-Qaeda-affiliated group “Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin“ on the capi

This morning in Mali, an attack by militants from the Al-Qaeda-affiliated group “Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin“ on the capital Bamako is ongoing. ▪️The first target of the Islamists was a gendarmerie school, where they killed a group of cadets, after which they clashed with the country’s armed forces who arrived on the scene. Soon, about a dozen militants were captured and eliminated at the site of the clash. ▪️The main events are taking place in the area of the Modibo Keita international airport - the main air artery of Mali, where transport aircraft and Turkish Bayraktar strike drones are based. The militants claim to have destroyed vehicles and taken control of the facility. At the moment, air traffic in Bamako has been suspended, and reports from the scene indicate looting in the civilian segment of the air harbor. ️It is worth noting that the Wagner PMC units are responsible for a different defense sector. Therefore, the statements of radical Islamists about the killing... Source: Rybar in English