Opération eclipse
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Opération éclipse took place between 2 and 20 January 2021. According to a UN investigation it occasioned the deaths of 19 civilians in the village of Bounti in Mali.
Present forces
[edit]The operation was set at the east of Mopti's region, close to the border with Burkina Faso. The main group that is opposed is Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin. Onto the operation 1500 French men, 900 Burkinabians 900 malian men and 150 Nigerians soldiers are in presence.
Operations
[edit]On the 2 of January several fighters from Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin are killed between Homobori and Boulikessi
3 the 3 of January French army attacks a gathering next to Doentza and Boni:
According to French army, a 40 of djihadist are taken for aim and 30 of them are killed by two bombs dropped from 2 Mirage 2000 jetplanes, along with the presence of a MQ-9 Reaper. However the Peul association Tabital Pulaaku gives another version: according to it the strikes have made 19 deaths and among them all of them are men and civilians which are mostly aged that came to a wedding. Injured ones are taken into charge by Medicins Sans Frontieres.
The French army maintains its version that is confirmed by Malian Ministry of Defence.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Mali : une enquête de l'ONU conclut que l'armée française a tué 19 civils en janvier, Paris réfute toute bavure". Franceinfo (in French). 2021-03-30. Retrieved 2021-06-14.