Malian army arrests three suspected jihadists

The Malian Army on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of three Europeans who were among a group of suspected jihadists in the country.

A spokesman of the Malian army said in statement on Wednesday, the three Europeans were part an Islamist insurgent group wreaking havoc in the country’s northern Sahel regions since 2012.

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The military authority, which has ruled the West African country since 2020, was accused of carrying out a massacre of civilians at the beginning of this month.

But the army defended its actions, saying the operations were necessary to push back the jihadists.

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