Extremists kill dozens of soldiers at a Mali military base, sources say

The attack on Sunday on the base in Boulkessi, near the border with Burkina Faso, killed at least 60 soldiers and wounded 40 more, a civil society activist in the area told The Associated Press

Leader of Mali’s ruling junta Lt Col Assimi Goita. Picture: PA

Tue, 03 Jun, 2025 - 17:32

Baba Ahmed, Associated Press

Extremists have killed dozens of soldiers in an attack on a military base in Mali, civil society and military sources said on Tuesday, in the latest militant violence in West Africa’s restive Sahel region.

The attack on Sunday on the base in Boulkessi, near the border with Burkina Faso, killed at least 60 soldiers and wounded 40 more, a civil society activist in the area told The Associated Press.