President Emmanuel Macron’s workplace says an explosive system hit the troopers’ car Saturday in Mali’s Menaka area.
Two French troopers have been killed in Mali on Saturday when an improvised explosive system (IED) hit their car, President Emmanuel Macron’s workplace stated.
In an announcement, the French presidency stated the blast occurred late Saturday morning in Mali’s japanese area of Menaka.
Sergeant Yvonne Huynh and Brigadier Loic Risser have been killed whereas on “an intelligence mission” within the space, the assertion stated.
A 3rd French soldier additionally suffered non-life-threatening accidents.
That is the second time French troopers have been killed in Mali up to now week.
On December 29, three French troopers died after their armoured car hit an IED within the Hombori space of Mali’s central Mopti province.
The Al-Qaeda-linked Group to Help Islam and Muslims (GSIM) claimed accountability for that assault in an announcement launched by its propaganda platform, Al-Zallaqa, on Saturday.
France has greater than 5,000 troops deployed in West Africa.
Dozens of French troopers have been killed in Mali since France first intervened militarily in January 2013 to assist drive again fighters who had overrun elements of the nation.