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Menaka is a rural town in eastern
Mali.
The original news article is
publicized by Malijet in FRENCH. The translation into English is moderate
below.
MALI - TERRORIST ULTIMATUM TO ARMY
& SEIZURE OF WOMEN
They
carried on up dozens of women to other locations. These
poor ladies are now used as "sex slaves."
MNLA and his accomplices (jihadists and narco
traffickers) now control several localities north, Kidal and Menaka. In
this locality (Menaka), they even took control of rural radio called "The
Voice of Azawad".
Late
last week, the terrorists asked the Malian army leave Menaka. They have even
issued an ultimatum, it has-been learned. This ultimatum
expired Monday.
But
the situation becomes untenable for Mali soldiers. That are deployed at the camp. Meanwhile,
acts of provocation multiply by terrorists.
Menaka
consists mainly of Nigerian soldiers. They are often
patrolling. But
far from reassuring the population, these patrols have no effect on the
terrorists. Instead,
the MNLA and accomplices have strengthened their position in Menaka. Also,
they carried on up dozens of women to other locations. These
poor ladies are now used as "sex slaves." These
are the same women who are manipulated and forced to march to demand the
withdrawal of the Malian army.
But
in Bamako, the capital of Mali, the Malian authorities choose to remain either
silent or to lie by pretending that all is well in the north.
Source: The Dawn