Jihadists kill pro-government militia in north Mali

Dakar (AFP) April 30, 2024

Islamist rebels killed ten local militiamen allied with the Mali government in an attack Monday in the north, where the regime faces armed jihadist groups and Touareg separatists, sources told AFP. The attack took place in the town of Kadji in the outskirts of Gao, according to a police source reached by AFP. "It was the jihadists who attacked our positions near Gao and we lost 10 comba