BAMAKO: At least 10 soldiers were killed Sunday in an attack on an army base in central Mali claimed by the JNIM group, security and local sources said.
The camp, in the village of San, was “temporarily occupied by the attackers,” a security source told AFP, reporting a provisional toll of “around 10 soldiers killed.”
Local residents described violent clashes in the early hours of the morning.
“I can confirm that it was a terrorist attack. We heard loud explosions and continuous exchanges of fire,” said a resident of San, declining to be identified. He added that “calm has returned.”
The Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM), which is affiliated with Al-Qaeda, claimed responsibility, saying in a statement it had “taken full control of a Malian army barracks in the town of San, in the Segou region, this morning.”
