Mali probes soldiers suspected of involvement in military base attacks

Five army personnel, including three active-duty soldiers, identified as suspects in last week’s coordinated attacks.Malian authorities say they are investigating soldiers suspected of involvement in a wave of simultaneous attacks on army bases across the country last week, claimed by an al-Qaeda affiliate and separatists.A prosecutor at a military tribunal near the capital, Bamako, said in a statement on Friday that five suspects had been identified, including three active-duty soldiers, one retired person and a soldier who was killed in fighting near a Bamako army base.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Rebel checkpoints reported around Mali’s capital, northern town seizedlist 2 of 4Mali crisis: Who are the key leaders to know about?list 3 of 4‘We saw terrible things’: Mali refugees tell of atrocities amid attackslist 4 of 4Mali’s Tuareg rebels say Russian fighters must withdraw from countryend of list“The first arrests have been successfully carried out, and all other perpetrators, co-perpetrators, and accomplices are actively being sought,” the statement said.The coordinated assault on the morning of April 25 struck at the heart of the West African country’s ⁠military government, which took power after coups in 2020 and 2021.The defence minister was killed and Russian forces backing the government