Two soldiers killed, nine injured in Mali ambush: army by AFP Staff Writers Bamako (AFP) June 3, 2022 Two soldiers have been killed and nine injured in an ambush in northern Mali, the Malian army said. Forces had "reacted to a complex ambush" on the road between Gossi town and the city of Gao on Thursday, the army said in a statement released in the night to Friday. Seven "terrorists" were "neutralised", it said, adding they were among more than 40 jihadists killed in different operations last month. In one, it said a strike against a "terrorist base" west of Serma in central Mali had "neutralised 31 terrorists" on May 27, including several who were sought after by Malian security forces. Mali has since 2012 been wracked by a jihadist insurgency by groups linked to Al-Qaeda and the so-called Islamic State group. Vast swathes of the country are in thrall to myriad rebel groups and militias. The ruling junta has turned away from its traditional ally France and towards Russia in its efforts to stem the violence that began in the north of the country and spread to the centre, and then to neighbouring Burkina Faso and Niger.
Four killed as Kenyan police fire on protesting crowd Nairobi (AFP) June 3, 2022 Four people were killed and five others injured when Kenyan police opened fire on a crowd protesting against an increase in attacks by wildlife, a senior official said Friday. Police shot at the demonstrators in the Rift Valley town of Masimba, 170 kilometres (105 miles) south of Nairobi, said Joseph Ole Lenku, governor of Kajiado county. "Two of the victims of the gunshots are in critical condition," Lenku, a former interior minister, said in a statement. The incident occurred on Thursda ... read more
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