Jihadists ambush army convoy in central Mali

Mali’s security situation has deteriorated further amid reports of a military convoy being ambushed in central Mali, as reported by Maghrebi Week on July 20th.

Two long military convoys, carrying food, tanker trucks, weapons, and ammunition for the Malian Armed Forces (FAMA), left Bamako for central Mali on July 10th. One convoy, destined for military camps south of Sévaré, arrived safely; the other was ambushed after heading towards Markala and Niono.

Fighting broke out between Niono and Nampala on July 12th when the al-Qaeda affiliated JNIM attacked the convoy, burning vehicles and seizing ammunition and weapons; several soldiers were killed.

Maghrebi Week