French soldier killed in mortar attack on military camp in Mali

January 23, 2022 By La rédaction de Mediapart

Brigadier Alexandre Martin, 24, was killed and nine other French soldiers were wounded following a mortar attack on Saturday against their military camp near the town of Gao, central Mali, believed to have been launched by al-Qaeda-linked Islamist insurgents.

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A French soldier has died in an attack on the Barkhane military camp in Gao, northern Mali, President Emmanuel Macron's office said in a statement on Sunday, reports FRANCE 24.

French soldier killed in mortar attack on military camp in Mali

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