Terrorist Attack on Christian Villages in Mali
For years Fulani Jihadist militants in Northern Nigeria have been launching ongoing attacks for years. Fulani militants, along with Boko Haram and other Jihadist terrorists are seeking to create an Islamic caliphate in West Africa. Though the Fulani have primarily operated in Northern Nigeria, they have also carried out attacks on neighboring nations as the goal of the Caliphate is not restricted to national borders. Christians have long been seen as one of the primary enemies of the Fulani Jihadists as they are viewed as "Infidels" and have been subject to ongoing militant attacks and ethnic cleansing campaigns in the region.
In one of their most recent attack, Fulani militants on motorcycles attacked Christian villages of Bankass and Koro on the border region between Mali and Burkina Faso. Twenty-seven people were killed in the attack. Unfortunately, this is not Mali's first problem with terrorism. Since 2012 the nation struggled to keep Al-Qaeda supported militants from taking over the country and now they're struggling with Fulani militants. There is no sign of this insurgency ending as Jihadist massacres and force displacement of Christians in the region has been ongoing for many years. Many Christians have been forced to flee with nothing but their clothes on their backs.
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