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Barkhane neutralizes five jihadists during an operation of opportunity;* French commando seriously wounded
The last few days have been turbulent in the Liptako-Gourma region in central Mali, where the G5 Sahel Joint Force and the Barkhane Force led operations Pagnani 2 and Bourgou 4. For example, on 15 and 16 November, the Malian Armed Forces [FAMa] claimed that 19 terrorists had been killed during a search operation in the Ouenkoro sector [Mopti region] after the attack on the village. of Bidi. In Burkina Faso, in the border province of Loroum, local forces also conducted a search operation in the Yorsala Forest in response to an ambush targeting one of their patrols. According to the report put forward by the Burkinabe staff, 32 jihadists, in total, were neutralized during "intense fighting lasted several hours". Two soldiers died there. At the same time, movements of terrorist armed groups [GAT], most likely belonging to the Islamic State in the Great Sahara [EIGS] were spotted during a reconnaissance mission of Barkhane in the Liptako Malian.
An operation called "opportunity" was therefore decided against a suspicious camp, located about twenty kilometers south of In Deliman, where an attack, claimed by the EIGS, made 49 killed among the Malian soldiers, the 1st November.
"After being dropped by helicopter, the Barkhane Force commandos infiltrated at night through difficult terrain. In the early morning, the assault was given with the support of helicopters [attack] Tiger desert battle group Aérocombat, "says the General Staff of Armies [EMA]. During this action, five terrorists were put out of action. In addition, four motorcycles, AK-47 assault rifles and "numerous resources [explosives, magazines, bulletproof vests, etc.]" were seized and destroyed.
Unfortunately, a French commando was seriously injured during this assault. "Immediately taken care of and then evacuated from the area of action, he was quickly repatriated to France where he is currently cared for at the Percy military hospital", says the EMA, which does not specify if the vital prognosis the soldier remains engaged. In addition, on November 18, 7 Malian soldiers were killed in fighting against jihadists near the Niger border. "As part of a bilateral operation [called" Tongo-Tongo "] to track down terrorists on the Mali / Niger border, a FAMa patrol was hung on November 18, 2019 in Tabankort," the US military said. Malian major. After initially reporting 7 killed and 15 wounded in their ranks, and assuring that, with the support of Barkhane, Malian and Nigerian troops had "resumed the initiative on the ground in Tabankort", the FAMa gave a new assessment of the fighting, this 19th of November. "During this clash the FAMa deplore 24 dead, 29 wounded and material damage. On the enemy side there are 17 terrorists killed, a hundred suspects apprehended in the hands of Nigerian forces in Tiloa and 70 motorcycles destroyed, "said the staff malignant, via a statement.
* Opportunity :
a set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something.