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France Says Kills Dozens of Mali Jihadists, Villagers Say Wedding Hit

France Says Kills Dozens of Mali Jihadists, Villagers Say Wedding Hit
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France says kills dozens of Mali jihadists, villagers say wedding party hit

France says kills dozens of Mali jihadists, villagers say wedding party hit By AFP JAN 5, 2021 French military headquarters said fighter jets had neutralised dozens of jihadists in central Mali. By Daphné BENOIT (AFP/File) France said Tuesday it had killed dozens of jihadists in a weekend air strike in central Mali, while several villagers and a local group said up to 20 wedding guests were killed by fire from a helicopter. Social media has been buzzing with rumours since Sunday about events in Bounti, and villagers there told AFP that a wedding party was attacked by an unidentified helicopter. Separately, French military headquarters told AFP fighter jets had neutralised dozens of jihadists in central Mali after the group had been tracked for several days.

Witnesses say 20 killed in air strike in central Mali

France said it killed dozens of fighters in a weekend air raid in central Mali, while several villagers and a local group said up to 20 wedding guests were killed by fire from a helicopter. Villagers in Bounti said a lone helicopter opened fire in broad daylight on Sunday, sowing panic among a crowd gathered for a wedding. “It was run for your lives,” resident Ahmadou Ghana said. Another villager, Mady Dicko, added: “We were surprised by the intensity of the strike. The helicopter was flying very low.” On Sunday, Tabital Pulakuu, an association that promotes the culture of Mali’s Fulani ethnic group, reported an “air strike that claimed the lives of at least 20 civilians” during a wedding.

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Confusion over airstrike in Mali AFP, BAMAKO France on Tuesday said that it had killed dozens of militants in a weekend airstrike in central Mali, while several villagers and a local group said up to 20 wedding guests were killed by fire from a helicopter. Social media has been buzzing since Sunday with rumors about events in Bounti, and villagers there said that a wedding party was attacked by an unidentified helicopter. Separately, French military headquarters said that fighter jets had neutralized dozens of militants in central Mali after the group had been tracked for several days. Troops of the 1er Regiment de Chasseurs stand by the coffins of three French soldiers who were killed in Mali serving in the Barkhane force during a tribute ceremony in Thierville-sur-Meuse, France, on Tuesday.

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