The convoy accompanied by the Russian Vagner group was attacked by jihadists.
At least 32 people died on Friday’s attack on the convoy accompanied by soldiers and mercenaries from the Russian Vagner group (WG). Jihadists are suspicious of the attack. The attack took place between Gao and Anssggo, informs TASR according to the AFP news agency.
The authorities initially estimated that ten people died in the incident. Among the dead are soldiers and civilians.
“According to the chauffeur who managed to escape from the place, the jihadists fell a convoy and triggered random fire to kill as many people as possible,” he said. buses and eight trucks “. “At least five trucks from the Islamic State (IS) were destroyed,” the anonymous source said.
The IS did not immediately apply for the attack. The Malian army did not issue any official position. On the way between Gao and Anssggo, several similar attacks have been attributed to a bandit or jihadist over the past months. According to another local source, the victims were foreigners who traveled to the mine for gold mining near Gao.
They were one of the heads of African gold exporters. Since 2012, however, he has been struggling with security threats in connection with the activities of the international terrorist network of al-Qaeda and IS in the region.
