Mali wedding airstrike

On 3 January 2021, jihadist insurgents took hostages at a wedding in a village in Mopti Region, central Mali.[1] The Islamists ordered the hostages to separate by gender.[1][2][3] An airstrike then killed at least 20 people.[1][2][3] The French Armed Forces said they carried out an airstrike in the area on that day, killing Islamist militants.[2][3]

References
  1. Witnesses say 20 are killed in an airstrike in central Mali
  2. Wedding guests killed in Mali airstrike, local sources say
  3. Unexplained deadly airstrike at Mali wedding raises questions over French involvement
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