In Mali, unidentified persons attacked the border crossing with Burkina Faso

In Mali, unidentified persons attacked the border crossing with Burkina Faso. The criminals fired at the military officers on duty at the checkpoint, set fire to transport and buildings. During a shootout with the attackers, a Mali Armed Forces serviceman and a truck driver were killed, and another person was injured. No one has yet taken responsibility for the attack.

Militants of the Al-Qaeda-affiliated group Jamaat Nusrat Al-Islam Wal-Muslimin operating in Mali announced a terrorist attack against the French military in the east of the country. According to the Islamists, the jihadists blew up a roadside IED when an armored vehicle of the French Armed Forces passed by. There is no information about the victims of the attack yet.