By Rédaction Africanews
Local officials said dozens of civilians were killed this week in Talataye, a town located in north-eastern Mali. The locality which sits at croassroads of influence for rival terrorist groups was allegedly attacked by EIGS fighters who have ties with the Islamic State organization.
The exact death toll remains unknown. Indeed, only partial reports from different local sources shed light on the humanitarian tragedy occurring in the Sahelian town cut off from communication networks.
Militants from the EIGS group, the al-Qaida-affiliated Group JNIM and other armed organizations, including the Tuareg-dominated Movement for the Salvation of Azawad have allegedly been fighting since Tuesday.
If confirmed, this could be the first time that Talataye suffers such a large-scale attack by the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara group.
Mali’s government confirmed Tuesday an air-offensive.
Reports mentioned a Malian military air-offensive Wednesday. The army’s head of communications was quoted by the AFP when speaking to local media Friday. Colonel Souleymane Dembélé slammed reports that Talataye was besieged by an ISIS affiliated group.
Source: www.africanews.com
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