Malian security forces patrolling in Goundam back in June Photo: AFP
A DAY after a South African was among at least 12 victims of an attack by extremists in a Mali town, gunmen killed 10 other civilians in an attack on a village yesterday.
The attacks are the latest in what appears to be a campaign against Malian soldiers and United Nations personnel by remnants of an insurgency linked to al-Qaeda and newly formed Islamist militant groups.
The first attack, which began on Friday, ended only at dawn yesterday when four UN personnel were freed in a raid that ended a siege in …read more
Source: Herald LIVE
