Source: France 24 [French state media]
“Twin attacks on two Malian army base in the northern city of Timbuktu and in the centre of the country left dozens of soldiers dead, as well as at least a dozen assailants, security sources and local officials said Monday. Timbuktu came under attack and shells were also fired at the airport where heavy gunfire was heard, the army, local officials and residents said. … ‘Our units on the ground report the death of 30 people on our side … Our men fought to the end but did not receive the necessary support,’ a security source in Bamako told AFP after the attack on what is one of the main military camps in the centre of the violence-plagued country.” (06/02/25)
https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20250602-militants-attack-mali-army-camp-in-timbuktu-sources-say