Eight Malian soldiers were killed Friday in a tense ambush in Bintia, in the Gao region, the Malian army announced on social networks.
“ Four others (soldiers) were injured. The FAMa (Malian Armed Forces) also recorded material damage , "she added, without identifying the possible perpetrators of the attack. A few hours earlier, on the night of Thursday to Friday, 21 civilians had died in another attack, also in the center of the country beset by a spiral of jihadist and inter-community violence.