MALIAN ARMY WITHDRAWS FROM KEY TESSALIT MILITARY CAMP. (PHOTO).

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 Malian army withdraws from key Tessalit military camp: sources Mali’s army and its Russian mercenary allies have surrendered Camp Tessalit, a strategic military post in the north, multiple sources told the AFP news agency on Friday. An official from the Tuareg-led separatist group claimed soldiers and mercenaries at the camp had "surrendered", following a fierce fight over the weekend. Simultaneous attacks in Mali by militants linked to Al Qaeda and separatist Tuareg rebels on April 25 showed how fighters ​from different groups with different goals were able to strike at the heart of the West African country's military government. Gunfire and explosions were reported in the capital Bamako and around a large military base outside the capital, as well as Gao and central areas, as gunfire continuing in the northern city of Kidal. Defence minister Sadio Camara was killed at his residence in Kati, a garrison town near the capital, Bamako, following the fierce weekend fighting...

SUICIDE BOMBERS,EXPLODES IN DAMBOA MOSQUES.{PHOTOS}.

                      2 days ago,at around 5.15am,two Boko Haram terrorists suicide bombers attacked Damboa.The first suicide bomber targeted Damboa Central Mosque but due to stringent security measures,he could not gain entry.Obviously frustrated,he exploded and died near the Central mosque.However,the second bomber veered off and gained entry into another smaller mosque and detonated the bomb killing himself and 6 other worshippers and injuring one other person.The wounded has been evacuated to a hospital while efforts are on to clear the rubbles.The troops and other security agencies have been mobilized to the area.In a related development,suspected elements of Boko Haram terrorists in a survival bid attacked Gaskeri village ahead of Dalori yesterday evening,where they killed 3 civilian vigilantes and looted foodstuffs.Troops have been mobilized and they are on the suspected terrorists trail.Similarly,as part of the efforts to keep Maiduguri-Dikwa-Gamboru Ngala road open and safe,troops of 3 Battalion,22 Brigade yesterday escorted 4 trailers and 44 other vehicles from Dikwa to Gamboru Ngala yesterday.The escort duties would continue.Troops of 3 Battalion ambushed Boko Haram terrorists at Gajibo crossing point and recovered one AK-47 rifle loaded with magazine, transistor radio and a knife on 6th July 2016.-Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman,Acting Director Army Public Relation.More photos below.                                                                       

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