Rebels kidnap 110 civilians in Mali
Jihadists intercepted three buses carrying civilians, forcing the vehicles and their passengers to head towards a forest between Bandiagara and Bankass.
On April 22, Malian officials said that suspected jihadists in the central part of the country kidnapped 110 civilians.
According to a local official, on April 16, the jihadists stopped three buses carrying civilians, forcing them and their passengers to head towards a forest between Bandiagara and Bankass. The people are still being held by the militants.
Since 2012, security in Mali has been unstable due to attacks by forces linked to al-Qaeda and the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) terrorist organization.
The situation is being exacerbated by the humanitarian and political crisis. The violence has even spread to neighboring Burkina Faso and Niger.