{"id":11986,"date":"2026-07-18T00:10:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T00:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freeazawad.com\/?p=11986"},"modified":"2026-07-18T00:10:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T00:10:07","slug":"suicide-drones-struck-the-village-of-talhandak-near-the-algerian-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freeazawad.com\/en_gb\/suicide-drones-struck-the-village-of-talhandak-near-the-algerian-border\/","title":{"rendered":"SUICIDE DRONES STRUCK THE VILLAGE OF TALHANDAK NEAR THE ALGERIAN BORDER"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"446\" height=\"634\" data-id=\"11991\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/freeazawad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Talehndak_1.png?resize=446%2C634&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Talehndak_1\" class=\"wp-image-11991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/freeazawad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Talehndak_1.png?w=446&amp;ssl=1 446w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/freeazawad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Talehndak_1.png?resize=211%2C300&amp;ssl=1 211w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/freeazawad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Talehndak_1.png?resize=8%2C12&amp;ssl=1 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 446px) 100vw, 446px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"390\" height=\"580\" data-id=\"11990\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/freeazawad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Talehndak_2.png?resize=390%2C580&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Talehndak_2\" class=\"wp-image-11990\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/freeazawad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Talehndak_2.png?w=390&amp;ssl=1 390w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/freeazawad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Talehndak_2.png?resize=202%2C300&amp;ssl=1 202w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/freeazawad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Talehndak_2.png?resize=8%2C12&amp;ssl=1 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SUICIDE DRONES BY THE MALIAN ARMY AND THE AFRIKA KORPS STRUCK THE VILLAGE OF TALHANDAK NEAR THE ALGERIAN BORDER.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On July 17, a suicide drone struck the village of Talhandak \u2013 a commercial complex near the Algerian border \u2013 before being shot down. There are reports of civilian casualties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Imouhag International condemns in the strongest terms these ongoing violations by the Malian army and the Russian contingent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The victims are always unarmed civilians, the majority of whom are of African nationalities working in this complex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-bf623c72e6489ca51d47a26bd411e026 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imuhagh.org\/index.php\/home\">Imouhagh International Organization for Justice and Transparency.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Imouhagh International for Justice and Transparency is a human rights organization that has been documenting the situation of Tuareg communities in Sahel countries, particularly in Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, for several years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"is-style-wide wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"698\" height=\"790\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/freeazawad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Talehndak_3-1.png?fit=698%2C790&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Talehndak_3\" class=\"wp-image-12005\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.8835420004351352;width:1200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/freeazawad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Talehndak_3-1.png?w=698&amp;ssl=1 698w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/freeazawad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Talehndak_3-1.png?resize=265%2C300&amp;ssl=1 265w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/freeazawad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Talehndak_3-1.png?resize=11%2C12&amp;ssl=1 11w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>UPDATE:<\/strong> there were two Shahed-type drones, that came from the military base in Gao that struck the village of Talhandak the Algerian border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the drones was shot down by the Azawad Liberation Front just before reaching the houses, while the other struck a civilian target.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Malian army and its Russian mercenary partners have since long, targeted civilians fleeing the conflict towards the Algerian border. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They have recently used both illegal cluster bombs and now Iranian-made drones carrying toxic substances against the population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These methods employed by the Malian army and the Russian mercenaries against the Arabo-Tuareg and other populations in Talahandak constitute serious crimes and war crimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Five individuals who were providing coordinates to the Malian army and the Russian Afrika Korps has been arrested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>For the moment:<\/strong> Two Shahed drones were sent towards northeast of Gao to bomb villages inhabited by civilians, under the pretext of fighting terrorism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"is-style-wide wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Azawad Support Group<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">17-07-26<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color has-text-align-center wp-elements-caab09c656f916ecefe99dee5f10a53d wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/freeazawad.com\/\">H  O  M  E<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On July 17, a suicide drone struck the village of Talhandak \u2013 a commercial complex near the Algerian border \u2013 before being shot down. 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