Bamako, Jan 16, 2019 – At least 10 people were killed by “terrorists” in northeastern Mali, including members of an armed group and civilians, agovernment official said on Wednesday. In a statement the MSA, part of a Touareg rebellion movement in the north, condemned the attacks. “At the end of the clashes, the assailants summarily executed around 20 people, including the elderly,” it said. The attackers “arrived on motorbikes… attacking an (MSA security) post,” added a local elected representative, giving a death toll of “at least 10”. Since then, attacks have extended to central and southern regions of Mali and over the borders into neighbouring Burkina Faso and Niger.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 16, 2019 22:18 UTC