11 terrorists surrender to Malian army

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Monday, June 30, 2025

30/06/2025

Leader of Mali’s ruling junta Lt. Col. Assimi Goita, (center), attends an independence day military parade in Bamako, Mali on Sept 22, 2022. (AP)

BAMAKO, June 30, (Xinhua): Eleven terrorists from the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara, including a senior commander, surrendered to the Malian Armed Forces in the town of Ansongo in northern Mali on Saturday, Malian television ORTM reported on Sunday.

Ibrahim Boubacar, also known as Oubel, is the leader of terrorist groups operating in the Tessit area of northern Mali, the report said. In a separate operation on Saturday, the Malian army, in collaboration with the Africa Corps and the Movement for the Salvation of Azawad, killed several terrorists, including Abou Dahdah, another terrorist leader and explosives expert.