Armed Men Gruesomely Murder 20 Civilians In Mali
June 21, 2022
5:45 am
Raiders in Mali, yesterday killed no fewer than 20 civilians in attacks on villages near the northern town of Gao, while a UN peacekeeper was killed by a landmine in the turbulent region.
According to a senior police officer who requested anonymity, ‘criminal terrorists’ slaughtered at least 20 villagers in several hamlets in the Anchawadj commune, a few dozen kilometres north of Gao, yesterday.
The killings took place near Ebak, 35 kilometres (23 miles) north of Gao, the region’s largest town, according to a local official who blamed the attacks on jihadists and estimated the dead toll at 24.…
