Suspected jihadists kill more than 100 civilians in central Mali
More than 100 civilians have been killed over the past three days in neighbouring towns in central Mali in attacks blamed on jihadists, local officials and a senior government official said Monday. The killings took place in Diallassagou and two nearby villages, Diaweli and Dessagou, in central Mali, a longtime hotbed of Sahelian violence. An elected official speaking on condition of anonymity for security reasons told AFP that the violence was continuing Monday. However, Nouhoum Togo, another official, said that the army had reached the scene of the attack and was able to count the dead. He said on social media that … Continue reading Suspected jihadists kill more than 100 civilians in central Mali