10 Malian soldiers killed in attack on border post
At least 10 soldiers were killed in Mali today in an attack on an army base near Boulikessi, on the border with Burkina Faso, army sources said.
At least 10 soldiers were killed in Mali today in an attack on an army base near Boulikessi, on the border with Burkina Faso, army sources said.
No group has claimed responsibility for the assault, an army officer said in Bamako, though attacks by jihadist groups have increased in Mali's central regions, having previously been confined to the restive north.
"We have lost at least 10 men. One of our positions was attacked early Sunday morning by terrorists, on the border with Burkina Faso," a highly-placed Malian military source told
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