News Desk, AnyTV, New Delhi
Published by: Surendra Joshi
Updated Tue, 08 Mar 2022 12:29 PM IST
Summary
The West African country of Mali is the eighth largest country in Africa. It has been facing unrest, terrorism and rebellion for a long time. It has also been battling jihadi movements for 10 years.
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The Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi on Tuesday strongly condemned the attack. The attack took place at Mondoro in the central region of Mopti. At least 27 soldiers were killed, while 33 soldiers were injured in last Friday’s attack. The West African country of Mali is the eighth largest country in Africa. It has been facing unrest, terrorism and rebellion for a long time.
car bomb blast
Mali’s army said that the condition of 21 soldiers was critical. The attack was carried out on the Mondoro military camp, which is located on the border of Burkina Faso and Mali. The terrorists used car bombs to blow up the army camp. The attackers confiscated 21 vehicles, including tanks. There were 150 soldiers in the camp at the time of the attack.
70 terrorists killed in retaliation of army
After the attack on the army camp, 70 terrorists were killed in retaliation. Both Al Qaeda and Islamic State terrorist organizations are active in central Mali. Mali has been battling jihadi movements for 10 years. In 2012, Al Qaeda militants took control of the northern desert. Then France helped Mali by bombing there. The area was cleared of terrorists. After this Mali had stationed his army there, but after that the terrorists are targeting him.