17 Malian Soldiers Killed as Conflict in Country's Center Deepens

Suspected Islamist militants have attacked an army base in central Mali, killing 17 soldiers. Thirty-five soldiers were wounded in Tuesday's raid, which occurred in Nampala, in central Mali, just a few kilometers south of the border with Mauritania. The assailants burned buildings, pillaged shops and shot at troop positions at the base. The attack followed increasing unrest in Mali’s central Mopti region that has included not only attacks on security forces but also clashes between...

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