KIDAL, Mali: Mali’s army carried out overnight airstrikes on the northern town of Kidal, which has been under the control of Tuareg separatists and their jihadist allies since a large-scale offensive last month, the army and witnesses said Thursday. “We are targeting specific targets. We have our strategy. In the coming days, the strikes will intensify,” an officer at the official command post of the army in the central town of Mopti told AFP. At least four airstrikes were carried out in the night and caused damage, a witness in Kidal said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

An army officer says it is targeting specific objectives and warned the strikes will be intensifying in the coming days.

KIDAL, Mali: Mali’s army carried out overnight airstrikes on the northern town of Kidal, which has been under the control of Tuareg separatists and their jihadist allies since a…

Army supported by Russian mercenaries launches airstrikes after offensive by coalition of Islamist extremists and Tuareg separatists