Tue, 21-Oct-2025

At least 5 killed in Mali attack: military, locals

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Attack on checkpoint in southeast Mali kills at least five. Malian army was conducting an operation in the Koutiala. Country has been hit by jihadist insurgency since 2012. An attack at a checkpoint in southeast Mali on Saturday killed at least five people, including customs officers and civilians, local and military sources said. While a military source … Read more

‘Armed men kidnap’ 3 Italians and a Togolese in Mali

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Three Italians and a Togolese national were kidnapped in southeastern Mali, according to local authority and a Malian security source. “Armed persons in a car kidnapped three Italians and a Togolese roughly 10 kilometers from Koutiala,” a Koutiala region official who did not want to be identified said late Thursday. He said the victims — … Read more