More than 20 civilians have been killed in a series of attacks by jihadist militants on several villages in the central region of Mali. Reuters reported this with reference to local sources, UNN reported.
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It is noted that the attackers looted and burned six villages in the Bandiyagar district.
According to sources, the militants entered one of the villages on motorcycles and "killed everyone and destroyed everything.
The military junta, which holds power in this West African country, has not yet commented on these events, the agency adds.
Mali is fighting armed groups linked to al-Qaeda and the Islamic State, which took root in the north of the country after the Tuareg separatist uprising in 2012.
Recall
Major General Abdoulaye Maiga became the new Prime Minister of Mali after the resignation of his predecessor, who criticized the junta. The former prime minister condemned the military's inability to hold democratic elections as promised