Mali : attaques contre trois sites industriels dans l'ouest
Armed men attacked three industrial sites and abducted four civilians Sunday morning in western Mali, as the country has been living for several months to the rhythm of jihadist attacks against its economic interests, AFP learned Monday from local sources.
Since last summer, jihadists from the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM), affiliated with Al-Qaeda, have been targeting fuel convoys and industrial and mining sites to suffocate the economy of this landlocked Sahelian country.
"After the economic blockade, the terrorists want to prevent the factories from operating. They attacked three factories on Sunday in the Kayes region (west). The damage is enormous," a Malian security source told AFP, adding that "the State has dispatched reinforcements to the field."
Ibrahima Diawara, CEO of the Stones factory which produces calcium carbonate, lime and plaster near the town of Bafoulabé, deplores "considerable damage".
"Two other factories in the same area were also attacked and burned," he told AFP.
"Nearly 160 terrorists traveling by motorcycle took part in the attacks," reports X Wamaps, a group of West African journalists specializing in security news in the Sahel.
These attacks had not been claimed by early Monday afternoon.
According to an elected official from the Kayes region, "jihadists had already attacked these sites a few months ago. (...) Four civilians were abducted" this time.
"The state must strengthen security on the ground," he argues.
Last June, JNIM threatened to attack foreign industries established in the country and any other company doing business with the Malian state without "its authorization".
Since then, numerous industrial sites have been attacked and several civilians, mostly foreigners, have been abducted, primarily in the west of the country.
These kidnappings allow jihadists to finance themselves by demanding ransoms.
As part of this economic jihad, the jihadists are also attacking fuel convoys.
At the height of the crisis in October and November, Bamako suffered significant fuel shortages, crippling the capital's economy and leading to power outages.
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