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According to AFP, Sergeant Yvonne Huynh (33 years old) and Corporal Loic Risser (24 years old), born in Vietnam, died when their car was hit by a homemade explosive device while they were on an intelligence mission in the Menaka region. northern Mali on 2.1.
Huynh is the first female soldier to die since France launched a military campaign in the Sahel region of Africa in 2013.
President Macron is deeply saddened by the sacrifices made by Huynh and Risser’s soldiers, according to an announcement from the Elysee Palace. Defense Minister Florence Parly also expressed her mourning for the families of two soldiers.
Another soldier was injured in the blast, but it did not endanger his life. According to the sheet Le FigaroMs. Huynh has a young son.
The incident brought the total number of French soldiers killed in Mali since 2013 to 50. France deployed around 5,100 soldiers to the Sahel for Bakhane’s campaign against radical Islamic armed groups.
On December 28, 2020, a French forces vehicle in Mali was also hit by a homemade explosive device that killed 3 soldiers. The Al-Qaeda-affiliated Muslim and Muslim Defense Group (GSIM) took over the attack.
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