Mali; French helicopter damaged and three soldiers injured in offensive.

Mali : un hélicoptère de l’armée française endommagé, trois soldats blessés

Les militaires ont été évacués en France par précaution, leurs jours ne sont pas danger, a annoncé lundi l’état-major des armées.

Soldiers are not badly injured and were evacuated to safety.

Un hélicoptère français au Mali, le 27 mars 2019.
Un hélicoptère français au Mali, le 27 mars 2019. (DAPHNE BENOIT / AFP). French Helicopter in Mali on 27 March 2019.

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Mis à jour le 17/06/2019 | 17:57
publié le 17/06/2019 | 17:19

Trois soldats français ont été blessés vendredi dans l’atterrissage d’urgence de leur hélicoptère lors d’une opération conjointe avec l’armée malienne dans le nord-est du Mali, a annoncé lundi 17 juin l’état-major des armées françaises dans un communiqué.

Three French soldiers were injured last Friday 14 June during an emergency landing of their helicopter while on a joint operation with Mali troops in the NE of Mali, the HQ announced on Monday last 17 June in a communiqué.

Une vingtaine de jihadistes ont été “mis hors de combat” lors de cette opération, menée jeudi et vendredi avec l’appui d’hélicoptères de combat Tigre, d’un drone Reaper et d’avions de chasse Mirage dans le sud du Liptako malien, à proximité du Niger, a ajouté l’état-major, confirmant un bilan donné samedi soir par les Forces armées maliennes (FAMa).

Twenty jihadistes were “demobilised” during this operation, last Thursday and Friday with a a push by Tiger combat helicopters, a Reaper drone and Mirage fighter aircraft in the south of Liptako, close to Niger, the Malien army HQ added on Saturday evening.

“Leurs jours ne sont pas en danger”. Injured soldiers not in danger.

“Le 14 juin matin, un hélicoptère de type Gazelle déployé en appui des troupes au sol a été contraint à un atterrissage d’urgence”, a indiqué l’état-major. “Les trois membres d’équipage ont été évacués pour être pris en charge au sein de l’antenne médicale de Gao, puis évacués vers la France par mesure de précaution. Leurs jours ne sont pas en danger”, a-t-il ajouté. L’appareil a été “récupéré et extrait de la zone” mais sera difficilement réparable, a indiqué le porte-parole de l’état-major, le général Patrik Steiger. “A Gazelle helicopter carrying the French troops was forced into an emergency landing. Three soldiers were evacuated and transferred to a medical facility in Gao, then later flew to France as a precaution. They are not in danger. The aircraft was recovered and removed from the area but it will be difficult to repair”. Said a French HQ army spokes person, Patrik Steiger.

Les fouilles effectuées dans la zone ont permis de saisir “une vingtaine de motos, des moyens d’observation et de communication, ainsi que de l’armement”. L’opération a été “déclenchée en coordination avec l’armée nigérienne agissant au sud de la frontière, et grâce à ses renseignements”, a relevé l’état-major.

The search carried out in the area allowed the capturing of “twenty motorcycles, observation and communications equipment, and arms. And the operation was carried out with the co-operation and information from the Niger military at the south of the border”. Said HQ.

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