Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06BAMAKO578
2006-05-23 17:11:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Bamako
Cable title:
EAC DECISIONS REGARDING ATTACKS IN KIDAL AND
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C O N F I D E N T I A L BAMAKO 000578
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/23/2016
TAGS: ASEC PREL PGOV PINR CASC ML
SUBJECT: EAC DECISIONS REGARDING ATTACKS IN KIDAL AND
MENAKA - SITREP 2
REF: BAMAKO 00577
Classified By: Political Officer Aaron Sampson, Embassy
Bamako, Reason 1.4 (b) and (d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L BAMAKO 000578
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/23/2016
TAGS: ASEC PREL PGOV PINR CASC ML
SUBJECT: EAC DECISIONS REGARDING ATTACKS IN KIDAL AND
MENAKA - SITREP 2
REF: BAMAKO 00577
Classified By: Political Officer Aaron Sampson, Embassy
Bamako, Reason 1.4 (b) and (d)
1. (C) As noted in reftel, the Ambassador chaired an EAC
meeting at 1400 following reports of apparently coordinated
attacks on Malian military bases in Kidal and Menaka. The
results of the EAC meeting are noted below.
2. (C) The Embassy's RSO confirmed that no tier one tripwires
have been reached. The EAC decided to send a warden message
reminding AmCits in Mali of the standing Embassy guidance
recommending against travel north of the Niger River per the
Embassy's consular information sheet.
3. (C) Official and USG-related travel to northern Mali will
be postponed until further notice. This includes a trip to
Timbuktu and Gao by the Ambassador that was scheduled to
begin May 27.
4. (C) The six Peace Corps volunteers posted to Gao will
stand fast. Peace Corps will instruct a seventh volunteer in
a village on the outskirts of Gao to move into the city to
join the other six volunteers.
5. (C) The U.S. contingents of the Joint Combined Exercise
Training (JCET) programs underway in Timbuktu and Gao will
remain within the city limits, keep a low profile and wear
civilian clothing. There are currently 19 U.S. special
forces members in Gao and 16 in Timbuktu. Many of their
Malian counterparts have been mobilized to respond to the
events in Kidal and Menaka.
6. (C) The aircraft in Dakar scheduled to provide air support
for humanitarian operations associated with the Timbuktu and
Gao JCETs will stand down until further notice.
7 (C) The Embassy continues to receive conflicting reports of
the situation in Kidal and Menaka. Additional sitreps will
follow.
McCulley
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/23/2016
TAGS: ASEC PREL PGOV PINR CASC ML
SUBJECT: EAC DECISIONS REGARDING ATTACKS IN KIDAL AND
MENAKA - SITREP 2
REF: BAMAKO 00577
Classified By: Political Officer Aaron Sampson, Embassy
Bamako, Reason 1.4 (b) and (d)
1. (C) As noted in reftel, the Ambassador chaired an EAC
meeting at 1400 following reports of apparently coordinated
attacks on Malian military bases in Kidal and Menaka. The
results of the EAC meeting are noted below.
2. (C) The Embassy's RSO confirmed that no tier one tripwires
have been reached. The EAC decided to send a warden message
reminding AmCits in Mali of the standing Embassy guidance
recommending against travel north of the Niger River per the
Embassy's consular information sheet.
3. (C) Official and USG-related travel to northern Mali will
be postponed until further notice. This includes a trip to
Timbuktu and Gao by the Ambassador that was scheduled to
begin May 27.
4. (C) The six Peace Corps volunteers posted to Gao will
stand fast. Peace Corps will instruct a seventh volunteer in
a village on the outskirts of Gao to move into the city to
join the other six volunteers.
5. (C) The U.S. contingents of the Joint Combined Exercise
Training (JCET) programs underway in Timbuktu and Gao will
remain within the city limits, keep a low profile and wear
civilian clothing. There are currently 19 U.S. special
forces members in Gao and 16 in Timbuktu. Many of their
Malian counterparts have been mobilized to respond to the
events in Kidal and Menaka.
6. (C) The aircraft in Dakar scheduled to provide air support
for humanitarian operations associated with the Timbuktu and
Gao JCETs will stand down until further notice.
7 (C) The Embassy continues to receive conflicting reports of
the situation in Kidal and Menaka. Additional sitreps will
follow.
McCulley