Jihadist attacks in Mali are no longer limited to the north and center. The Malian authorities say they are taking action, but this relocation of the attacks is worrying.
Since the attack at the end of July on the Kati military camp, near Bamako and the heart of power of the Malian junta where its leader Assimi Goïta officially lives, the jihadists have multiplied attacks in the south of the country. Latest this Sunday in the Koutiala region, where at least five police officers were killed by an explosive device.
” It’s worrying and there are several reading grids, analyzes Malian sociologist Mohamed Maïga. The jihadists now function as real armies with an assertive strategy », explains the one who teaches in a private university in Bamako.
According to him, the attackers use sophisticated means. Some sources cite observation drones in particular.
But if the jihadists have recently operated near the capital, it is also because there is a failure in the system of the Defense and Security Forces (FDS).
For other analysts therefore, the central power must review its strategy. Especially since in a recent authenticated press release, the jihadist groups claimed to be everywhere on the territory.
Faced with this worrying situation, the government has taken decisions, such as banning motorcycle traffic at certain times of the day in localities. This is not enough to reassure: the United States has already asked some of its nationals to leave Mali.