In Mali, defense minister likely killed - media reports
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Malian Defense Minister Sadio Camara was killed on April 25 in a JNIM attack. A car bomb explosion destroyed the house, killing family members.
Mali's Defense Minister General Sadio Camara was killed on April 25. Jeune Afrique reports this citing sources, as transmitted by UNN.
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According to media reports, militants attacked the minister's house in the city of Kati. According to Le Figaro, several members of his family were also killed.
Jeune Afrique sources stated the involvement of members of the jihadist group "Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin" (JNIM) in the attack. According to the magazine's interlocutors, one of the militants blew himself up in a booby-trapped vehicle near Sadio Camara's house. The powerful explosion completely destroyed the residence.
Witnesses interviewed by AFP confirmed that Sadio Camara's residence was severely damaged. Meanwhile, the minister's representatives claim that he is fine. The agency's source reported that Camara had been hospitalized.
Recall
In Mali, where the so-called "African Corps", formed on the basis of Russian forces, is operating, specialized media report that it is actively rearming with Chinese military equipment. Despite the presence of Russian troops, the country is betting on quick and relatively inexpensive modernization of its armaments through China to counter insurgents and "ISIS" militants.