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Malian Drone Strikes Kill At Least 10 Civilians at Wedding
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In Short: Drone strikes by the Malian army killed at least 10 civilians preparing for a traditional mass wedding in Tene, San Cercle, Mali, according to local sources.
Drone strikes by the Malian army on Sunday killed at least 10 civilians as they prepared to celebrate a traditional mass wedding, security and local sources told AFP. A resident of the Tene locality where the strikes took place reported that '10 of our children' were killed.
The tragedy occurred as the villagers were preparing the second edition of this traditional collective wedding, a major cultural event for the community, according to a local resident. 'A wedding was about to take place when the drones killed at least 10 civilians. It is truly a time of mourning,' he told AFP.
Kidal and other towns and villages in the north were captured and are now controlled by the FLA and the jihadists, who have since imposed a blockade on the capital, Bamako.
This incident highlights the ongoing conflict in northern Mali, where various armed groups have been active since the Malian army's withdrawal from the region in 2012.
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- Drone strikes by the Malian army on Sunday killed at least 10 civilians as they prepared to celebrate a traditional mass wedding, security and local sources told AFP.
- A resident of the Tene locality where the strikes took place told AFP that “10 of our children” were killed.
- “The tragedy occurred as the villagers were preparing the second edition of this traditional collective wedding, a major cultural event for this community,” he told AFP.
- “A wedding was about to take place when the drones killed at least 10 civilians. It is truly a time of mourning,” he told AFP.
- Kidal and other towns and villages in the north were captured and are now controlled by the FLA and the jihadists, who have since imposed a blockade on the capital, Bamako.
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