50 people killed in Mali Convoy Ambush

At least 50 people were killed near the north -eastern city of Gao in Mali after armed attackers planted their convoy and escort of the army.

It is said that the attackers hit near the village of Kobe, about 30 km from Gao in the region where the entities of the Islamic State and Al -Qaida have been operating for over a decade, destabilizing Mali and his neighbors Burkina Faso and Niga.

A local official who talked to reporters provided anonymity because of security fears said that people jumped out of vehicles to escape, adding that there were many dead and injured civilians.

According to Ustarz, there were 56 bodies in the hospital in GAO, emphasizing that there was also an unknown number of military victims.

Meanwhile, the Malian army has not yet commented on development.

A resident of Gao also said that about 50 were killed and the vehicles set fire to, adding that fatal attacks have become so common that the army organizes escorts almost every day.

Daily Post reports that the uprising was rooted in Suchy North Mali after the Tuarega separatist rebellion in 2012.

Since then, Islamist fighters have spread to other countries in the impoverished region of Central Sahel south of Sahara.

According to the International Migration Organization, the attacks killed thousands of people and contributed to the humanitarian crisis, and over 3.2 million people have been resettled since January.