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Sun Jun 18, 2017, 03:06 PM

duncang (1,907 posts)

Mali tourist resort 'under attack'

Source: BBC

A tourist resort in Mali popular with Westerners is under attack by gunmen.

The country's government said "suspected jihadists" were behind the assault, AFP reports.

Nearby residents reported hearing shots fired at the luxury destination - Le Campement resort in Dougourakoro, to the east of the capital Bamako.

The government says the attack is ongoing. Malian troops and soldiers from France's Bakhane counter-terrorist force are at the site.

Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-40322039

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17 replies	Author	Time	Post
Mali tourist resort 'under attack' (Original post)	duncang	Jun 2017	OP
The Bush legacy	sandensea	Jun 2017	#1
This is Mali. If you're going to go the route of blaming anyone other than the islamist fundies	xor	Jun 2017	#15
Two dead as gunmen storm tourist resort	muriel_volestrangler	Jun 2017	#2
Did they come back to life?	WhiteTara	Jun 2017	#6
I think he is saying the situation is ongoing	Flaleftist	Jun 2017	#8
Thanks...Just another strange	WhiteTara	Jun 2017	#9
I hate to admit this - my first thought was monkeys	Mosby	Jun 2017	#3
I love it!!	CherokeeDem	Jun 2017	#5
Thanks for the reminder	WhiteTara	Jun 2017	#10
Me too and this is SO not funny!	Phentex	Jun 2017	#12
References to classic posts must include a link to the posts, ...	JustABozoOnThisBus	Jun 2017	#13
"However, the monkeys still control the cabana" -- voicemails from my landlord today	Mosby	Jun 2017	#14
Ahh, THOSE monkeys!	JustABozoOnThisBus	Jun 2017	#16
Source: BBC	silmartin14	Jun 2017	#4
Welcome to du. It's not really necessary to copy paste what you reply to.	uppityperson	Jun 2017	#7
This message was self-deleted by its author	Eugene	Jun 2017	#11
Mali forces kill five militants involved in resort attack	Eugene	Jun 2017	#17

Response to duncang (Original post)

Sun Jun 18, 2017, 03:12 PM

sandensea (16,259 posts)

1. The Bush legacy

The worst part, is that it's going more or less as intended (much to the defense mafia's delight).

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Mon Jun 19, 2017, 12:45 AM

xor (1,204 posts)

15. This is Mali. If you're going to go the route of blaming anyone other than the islamist fundies

then it would make more sense to put that on the French. Unless you can be more specific with how Bush, Obama, or even Trump had anything to with the situation in Mali.

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Sun Jun 18, 2017, 04:14 PM

muriel_volestrangler (97,755 posts)

2. Two dead as gunmen storm tourist resort

(same link)

---snip---
"It is a jihadist attack. Malian special forces intervened and about 20 hostages have been released," Salif Traore told AFP.
"Unfortunately for the moment there are two dead, including a Franco-Gabonese."
Government troops battled the gunmen at the luxury resort Le Campement Kangaba, east of the capital Bamako.
"Security forces are in place. Campement Kangaba is blocked off and an operation is under way," a security ministry spokesman told Reuters earlier.
---snip---

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Sun Jun 18, 2017, 05:15 PM

WhiteTara (27,730 posts)

6. Did they come back to life?

"Unfortunately for the moment there are two dead, including a Franco-Gabonese."

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Sun Jun 18, 2017, 06:24 PM

Flaleftist (3,470 posts)

8. I think he is saying the situation is ongoing

and there may be more fatalities.

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Sun Jun 18, 2017, 06:59 PM

WhiteTara (27,730 posts)

9. Thanks...Just another strange

combination of words.

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Sun Jun 18, 2017, 04:34 PM

Mosby (13,365 posts)

3. I hate to admit this - my first thought was monkeys

Damn you Recursion.

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Sun Jun 18, 2017, 05:02 PM

CherokeeDem (3,692 posts)

5. I love it!!

Recursion's monkey post is one of the funniest things I've ever read. Thanks for reminding me!!!

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Sun Jun 18, 2017, 06:59 PM

WhiteTara (27,730 posts)

10. Thanks for the reminder

That was indeed one very funny post.

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Sun Jun 18, 2017, 07:04 PM

Phentex (16,000 posts)

12. Me too and this is SO not funny!

But any time I read about tourists being attacked, I am going to assume the monkeys got there first.

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Response to Mosby (Reply #3)

Sun Jun 18, 2017, 07:06 PM

JustABozoOnThisBus (22,044 posts)

13. References to classic posts must include a link to the posts, ...

,... or, Damn you Mosby!

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Sun Jun 18, 2017, 07:09 PM

Mosby (13,365 posts)

14. "However, the monkeys still control the cabana" -- voicemails from my landlord today

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1018577487

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Response to Mosby (Reply #14)

Mon Jun 19, 2017, 05:44 AM

JustABozoOnThisBus (22,044 posts)

16. Ahh, THOSE monkeys!

There must have been some old Indian men yelling, "Hey, you monkeys, get off my cricket pitch!"

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Sun Jun 18, 2017, 04:38 PM

silmartin14 (1 post)

4. Source: BBC

Source: BBC

A tourist resort in Mali popular with Westerners is under attack by gunmen.

The country's government said "suspected jihadists" were behind the assault, AFP reports.

Nearby residents reported hearing shots fired at the luxury destination - Le Campement resort in Dougourakoro, to the east of the capital Bamako.

The government says the attack is ongoing. Malian troops and soldiers from France's Bakhane counter-terrorist force are at the site.

Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-40322039

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Sun Jun 18, 2017, 05:38 PM

uppityperson (115,438 posts)

7. Welcome to du. It's not really necessary to copy paste what you reply to.

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Mon Jun 19, 2017, 07:55 AM

Eugene (54,324 posts)

17. Mali forces kill five militants involved in resort attack

Source: Reuters

WORLD NEWS | Mon Jun 19, 2017 | 5:02am EDT

Mali forces kill five militants involved in resort attack

Malian security forces have killed five militants involved in an attack on a luxury resort popular with Western expatriates outside Mali's capital Bamako, the security minister said on Monday.

Unidentified gunmen attacked the resort, Le Campement Kangaba on Sunday, killing two of the guests. Security forces have rescued 36 residents, including 13 French citizens.

"This was without doubt a terrorist attack," Security Minister Salif Traore told Radio France International. "The anti-terrorist forces arrived on the scene immediately afterwards. Five terrorists were killed ... The operations continued throughout the night.

Traore said the militants had some accomplices who had not been killed or detained. On Sunday night, authorities reported that two of the assailants had been killed.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mali-security-idUSKBN1990TY

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