MALIAN ARMY WITHDRAWS FROM KEY TESSALIT MILITARY CAMP. (PHOTO).
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...
Nigerian Senate President Bukola Saraki took to his social to mourn the death of Lt. Col. Mohammed Abu Ali.Saraki wrote ''i join Nigerians all over the country to mourn the passing of a hero,Lt. Col. Mohammed Abu Ali.May the Almighty grant him Alijanah Firdaus.We must also remember the soldiers who fell alongside Lt. Col. Abu Ali on the front lines.Heroes never die.Our thoughts and prayers should continue to be with our men and women in uniform who continue to pay the ultimate sacrifice for our nation''.More photos below.
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