Ansar Dinean security forces have revealed the arrest of Yacouba Toure, a senior member of Mali. Toure is accused of trafficking weapons for attacks in both Ansar Dine and Burkino Faso. He is believed to have joined the Islamist extremist group in 2010, and after receiving weapons training became Mali’s main arms supplier for the south of the country. The group has claimed many strikes in the country against both military and UN targets.
Malian security forces have revealed the arrest of Yacouba Toure, a senior member of Ansar Dine. Toure is accused of trafficking weapons for attacks in both Mali and Burkino Faso. He is believed to have joined the Islamist extremist group in 2010, and after receiving weapons training became Ansar Dine’s main arms supplier for the south of the country. The group has claimed many strikes in the country against both military and UN targets.