Jihadis Attack Hotel in Central Mali

Jihadis carried out an attack on a hotel in central Mali, just days after the country’s prime minister visited the town.

Police fought back and killed a couple of the jihadis.

In 2015, Mali was the site of another horrific jihad attack on a hotel:

The jihadis hit at the Falaise hotel in Bandiagara — a former flocking area for tourists, located in the heart of Dogon Country, the most picturesque part of Mail.

AFP has more:

Two assailants were killed and two other people were injured, the ministry said.

In contrast, the army said one attacker was killed and three others fled, while a soldier and one civilian were wounded.

Reinforcements have been sent to the town, the army said.

A witness told AFP that “at least five assailants” approached the hotel on foot while firing their weapons.

A gunfight ensued between soldiers and the attackers, the witness said, adding that he saw “a jihadist and a Malian soldier on the ground (who) weren’t moving.”

Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga had visited Bandiagara on Monday, the final day of a tour of the largely desert country’s most dangerous regions.

The unrest in the former French colony stems from a 2012 Tuareg separatist uprising against the state, which was exploited by jihadists in order to take over key cities in the north.
Although French forces removed the Al-Qaeda-linked groups from places such as Timbuktu, the groups have morphed into more nimble formations operating in rural areas, sometimes winning over local populations by providing basic services and protection from bandits.

That insurgency has since spread to the country’s centre, where local grievances are exploited by the Islamists in a region awash with guns.

On Sunday Maiga addressed a reconciliation meeting between leaders of the Fulani and Dogon ethnic groups attended by more than 1 000 people.

Clashes between the pastoral Fulani and the agrarian Dogon have claimed at least 25 lives since the beginning of the month.

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Achmed Mohammedan

6 years ago

How is it that Mali is “awash with guns”, as it has somewhat restrictive firearm regulations? Each gun must be registered with the government and it takes government permission to acquire one. No guns are allowed, on your person, if a civilian. There cannot be any problems with guns in Mali. There are laws restricting such.

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Nefarious420

6 years ago

Attack or every muslims freedom of religion to practice the Islamic Duty of Jihad?

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Mahou Shoujo

6 years ago

They do have the right idea, when terrorists attack, shoot back, it is the only thing they understand.

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