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| Dozos militias in the Bandiagara region have laid down their arms in the face of JNIM terrorists |
| 2026-06-09 |
Translated Text: Mali 🇲🇱 | In recent days, the Dozos militias in the Bandiagara region have laid down their arms (📸) in the face of JNIM terrorists. According to some sources, more than a dozen villages in the region would be affected by this surrender. The latest clashes between the two belligerents are said to have caused numerous casualties among the Dozos fighters, leading them to a presumed agreement with JNIM. 🔷 For context, these militias were born out of the need for local populations to protect themselves in areas where the army is scarcely present. 🔹 However, over the years, some of these "protection groups" have been accused of abuses against civilians in central Mali (homicides, looting, village destruction, and forced displacement of populations). 🔶 Over the same period, between May 30 and June 1, Dozos from the Dan na Amassagou group are said to have assassinated two prominent figures in the Kendié commune: Mr. Habibou Yalcouyé, first deputy mayor, as well as a councilor whose name has not been disclosed. 🔸 Observers suggest a possible link between these two events, with Kendié being one of the localities affected by this disarmament. ⚠️ This pattern echoes that of the Lakurawa group in northwestern Nigeria, initially created as a protection militia along the border with Niger, which gradually became a terrorist group, now affiliated with the Islamic State. ℹ️ If the Malian authorities have not commented on the situation, the National Human Rights Commission has expressed its outrage over the Kendié assassinations. Related: Bandiagara: 2026-05-08 JNIM terrorists attacked the villages of Kori-Kori, near Songho, Bandiagara, Mopti and Gomossogou, near Diallassagou, Bankass Bandiagara: 2026-02-21 A non-aggression pact is said to have been reached between the Malian junta and JNIM terrorists in the Dogon country Bandiagara: 2026-02-19 JNIM attacked Dozo militias in the village of Bandiougou, central Mali |
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