The military continues to put pressure on armed terrorist groups –

The Army General Staff confirmed in a press release on Sunday that air strikes took place in the Tinzavatne area on the morning of August 25, 2024. Since the conflict with CSP-PDA rebels in late July, FAMa has stepped up operations to take control of the area.

A military press release read out on state television noted that “these precision strikes were directed against terrorist targets who had carried out several extortions and abuses against civilians, including restrictions on freedom of movement and the use of human shields.” They followed “constant observation and aerial surveillance, which made it possible to clarify the information.”

According to an August 25 military press release published this Monday, a series of strikes in Tinzavatne made it possible to “destroy terrorist targets and eliminate about 20 militants,” after a previous mission offensive reconnaissance allowed the discovery and identification of a pickup truck loaded with war materials, “which was under strict guard in the courtyard of the concession.”

“The army’s strategy is to first sufficiently weaken the armed terrorist groups in the region before deploying ground forces to fully re-take control of the area,” explained a security analyst.

From July 25 to 28 last year, fighting broke out between the CSP-PDA insurgents supported by the armed terrorist organization and the FAMa in Tinzavatne, causing heavy casualties and significant material losses on both sides in the region.

On August 9, the FAMa aircraft carrier carried out a “surgical” strike in the area, destroying a camouflaged armored vehicle. Several terrorists were also eliminated and a large number of weapons caches were destroyed.

In addition to Tinzahuatne, the army is also intensifying its offensive in other areas of the Kidal region that are so remote that they can serve as havens for armed terrorist groups. On August 5, it destroyed a terrorist base in the Toksimene district.

On Monday, August 26, the army announced that it had eliminated six terrorists and destroyed two vehicles loaded with war materials belonging to them on the road to Tessalit, about 80 kilometers north of the town of Anifis.

Mohammad Kenovi