A military doctor killed in Mali by an IED
(B2) Doctor Captain Marc Laycuras was killed on Tuesday (April 2), hit by an improvised explosive device, in the Gourma region of Mali
It was around 13 p.m. (Paris time) when the forward armored vehicle (VAB) in which he was was hit by the deflagration of an explosive device.
A medical team participant in the operation immediately intervened “ indicates the staff of the armies.
Very quickly he was evacuated by a Cayman helicopter (NH90) to the French military surgical unit deployed in Gossi. " Despite the care provided by the medical teams present, he died of his injuries. According to the press release from the French Ministry of the Armed Forces. " Another soldier was injured [without] his life being in danger ".
The Barkhane force has " secured the area of action using units deployed on the ground, supported by a Tiger helicopter, without detecting any enemy “ indicates the staff of the armies.
A captain at the service of the porpoises
Appointed doctor from January 1, 2017, Marc Laycuras had chosen to serve in the 120th medical unit of Le Mans attached to the 14th army medical center and for the benefit of the porpoises of the 2nd RIMA, which he joined on January 2, 2018. February 12, 2019, he was deployed to Mali as a doctor in the medical post supporting the 2nd RIMA, after being designated to support the combined arms tactical group (GTD Richelieu) as part of Operation Barkhane. He was 30 years old.
An advanced regional base in the Gourma region
Acting mainly since November 2017 in the Liptako region, the Barkhane force has extended its action to the Gourma region since the beginning of 2019, by establishing a forward operating base there and conducting several operations in conjunction with the Malian armed forces. and Burkinabe.
(NGV)
