Global Voices contributor Marc- André Boisvert wrote on Twitter that such an attack was inevitable, given that Mali is still trying to re-establish peace in the northern region: 
Mchangiaji wa Global Voices Marc- André Boisvert aliandika kwenye mtandao wa twita kwamba shambulio kama hilo halikuwa linaepukika, kwa sababu Mali bado inajitahidi kurudisha hali ya amani kwenye ukanda huo wa Kaskazini: