Mali’s air force chief, General Alou Boi Diarra, said he had received a dozen drones at a ceremony attended by the head of the country’s junta, Colonel Assimi Goita, as well as Türk diplomats.
AFP counted four drones on the tarmac of Bamako airport.
The drones were Turkish Bayraktar-TB2s, which are capable of reconnaissance and surveillance missions. Their observations can help make artillery and air strikes more accurate, said Mali’s defence minister, Colonel Sadio Camara.
