Those kind of loner attacks are so random they could happen anywhere in Maghreb at any time.
They also happen in Europe and elsewhere. What differs is the response of the authorities.
We dont report so much from WA anymore, perhaps because we have given up hope of returning to Mali, Burkina or Niger for the time being.
Mali south and west of Bamako seem to be ok still. East and north thereof is not.
July 2022 jihadists attacked the main army camp at Kati, 15 kms from Bamako on the main road. They used car bombs.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/7...ly-mali-attack
And last month, Sept 17 2024 they made a coordinated attack on the garrison in centre ville to distract from a main attack on the Senou airport, setting fire to several airplanes. The airport sees both military and civilian traffic.
crisisgroup.org/africa/sahel/mali/attaque-jihadiste-du-17-septembre-bamako-lechec-du-tout-securitaire-au-mali
Mali now relies on security by itself and from the Wagner group after the UN Minusma and French Barkhane operations were terminated by the government in 2023.
And in the north Ukraine is arming rebels to take out Wagner troops, with some success.
Perhaps good to know if you are actually going that-a-way.
Last edited by priffe; 25 Oct 2024 at 19:55.
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