The images of these alleged terrorists were broadcast by the national channel ORTM in the 8 p.m. news. In the press release read and relayed on the Meta page of the army, the General Staff of the army informs that there are six members involved in the terrorist network perpetrated on September 17, 2024 in Bamako against the gendarmerie school and the military airport.
The army is delighted with this beautiful harvest which, according to the press release, was achieved thanks to an operation successfully carried out by the exemplary coordination of specialized units and the close cooperation of the populations. “ The arrested individuals are suspected of having facilitated the arrival and installation of the terrorist commandos who carried out the attacks, of having carried out surveillance missions of the sites to be attacked and of having provided logistical support to the armed terrorist groups. , the army said. Praising the collaboration of the populations whose contribution was very valuable in the success of this operation, the General Staff of the Armed Forces insists by further drawing the attention of the population to increased vigilance.
According to her, “ill-intentioned individuals working with terrorist groups can hide among the population.” In the images broadcast by ORTM and widely shared on social networks, we see the sad faces and full of five beards of adults with black spots on their foreheads. In any case, the Malian armed forces welcome these arrests which, for them, represent a major step forward in our ongoing fight against terrorism. They say they remain determined to continue their efforts to ensure security throughout the country. “The FAMa reaffirms its commitment to relentlessly fight against all forms of terrorism and to work towards building a safe and secure environment,” the army statement concluded.
On September 17, 2024, the people of Bamako were awakened at dawn by the sounds of weapons detonations. For good reason, armed fighters simultaneously attacked two symbolic sites for the security of Bamako: the national gendarmerie school, located in the Faladié district, and the Modibo Keïta international airport in Bamako-Sénou, to the south of the city. .
According to the Army's Directorate of Information and Public Relations (DIRPÄ), the attack resulted in the neutralization of 27 terrorists and the arrest of 60 other suspected terrorists. “The vigorous response of the FAMa made it possible to neutralize 14 terrorists at the gendarme school and 13 others on the north side of the airport,” Col Souleymane Dembélé said in October 2024 to the press, deploring the death of some police students and material damage.
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