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Thursday, July 21, 2016
Suspected Islamist militants attacked and seized control of an army base in the central Malian town of Nampala on July 19. According to reports, armed men in four-wheel drive vehicles and on motorcycles attacked Malian forces at several positions in Nampala.
The militants killed 17 Malian soldiers and wounded 35 when they attacked the base, firing on troop positions and burning buildings.
“We lost 17 men and unfortunately 35 were also wounded and these have all been transported for medical care in the region of Segou,”Defence Minister Tièman Hubert Coulibaly said on state television.“We will make sure that this coordinated terrorist attack … is met with an appropriate response,” he said, adding that the army controls the town and is hunting the militants.
The government declared a state of emergency for 10 days in July. The country’s Council of Ministers also declared a three-day period of mourning for the 17 soldiers killed in the attack.
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