Two civilians and a customs officer were killed in a terrorist attack on a road checkpoint in Sienso on the night of July 17 to 18, the Directorate of Information and Public Relations of the Armed Forces announced in a statement on Sunday. (Dirpa).
Three other civilians were seriously injured, the Dirpa statement continued.
After the response of the agents on duty, the attackers would have taken the direction of Tominian-Tene, specifies the Malian army.
The Dirpa also announces that armed individuals fired harassing shots on Sunday at the front of the Koulikoro camp in the center before fleeing in the direction of Banamba.
In July 2020, a customs officer and a gendarme were injured in a terrorist attack on the Sienso checkpoint in the San region. A vehicle and a motorcycle were also charred during the attack.
In addition, air operations were underway Sunday morning in the locality of Tièrè, Koutiala region in southern Mali. According to the Malian army, airstrikes were carried out on terrorist bases and sanctuaries in Loikina and Koni.
In the same area, the Malian armed forces announced Thursday that they had neutralized on the night of July 15 to 16, 2021, eight (8) terrorists in Tièrè.
Only part of the dispatches, which the Anadolu Agency disseminates . (HAS), is disseminated on the AA site, in a summary manner. .
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