The attackers attacked on Friday close Kobe, about 30 km from the city of Gao, where groups allied with the muslim State and Al-Qaeda have been active for decades. “People jumped out of vehicles to escape. There were many killed and injured civilians," said a typical of local authorities on Saturday.
At the infirmary in Gao, there were up to 56 bodies. There is besides an indefinite number of casualties among Malian soldiers. Previously, the AFP agency reported, citing a local councillor, that the convoy was escorted by Malian soldiers and mercenaries from Wagner's Russian GroupAnd he was attacked by expected jihadists.
On the another hand, a typical of the Malian trade union of transporters reported that 1 of the drivers who managed to escape said that the jihadists "fired at everyone without exception to make the victims as large as possible."
Deep safety Crisis in Mali
Another councillor reported that a convoy of 22 minibuses with civilians was secured by about 10 vehicles with Malian soldiers and Wagner Group mercenaries, while jihadists belonged to the muslim State.
The Malian Army did not formally confirm this information, and the muslim State did not admit to the attack until Saturday morning.
As of 2012 Mali is experiencing a deep safety crisis, due, among others, to attacks by groups associated with Al-Qaeda and the muslim State, as well as criminal gangs. According to the global Organisation for Migration, thousands of people have already died in attacks and over 3.2 million people have been forced to leave their homes.
