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Mali: 24 soldiers killed in an ambush

2020-06-16T18:38:12.198Z


Twenty-four Malian soldiers were killed Sunday afternoon in an ambush against their convoy in central Mali, in the Diabaly region, the army said on Monday. According to Colonel Diarran Koné, spokesman for the Malian forces, eight survivors were also recovered. To read also: Kévin Clément, the legionnaire who fought in the footsteps of his father The attack is the deadliest against the Malian arm...


Twenty-four Malian soldiers were killed Sunday afternoon in an ambush against their convoy in central Mali, in the Diabaly region, the army said on Monday. According to Colonel Diarran Koné, spokesman for the Malian forces, eight survivors were also recovered.

To read also: Kévin Clément, the legionnaire who fought in the footsteps of his father

The attack is the deadliest against the Malian army since that of November 2019 which claimed the lives of 53 soldiers. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, which occurred north of Bamako, some 100 km south of the border with Mauritania.

Source: lefigaro

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