35 army soldiers have been killed in a terrorist attack on a military position in northeast Mali. The army said, an investigation into the attack on the outpost in Indelimane in the Menaka region is ongoing on.
The attack came a month after two jihadist assaults killed 40 soldiers near the border with Burkina Faso, one of the deadliest strikes against Mali’s military in recent Islamist militant violence.
The attack deals another blow to the West African country’s military which is still reeling from deadly jihadist raids in late September that underscored the increasing reach and sophistication of armed groups operating in the region.
Reinforcements have been rushed to the area to boost security and track down the attackers. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Northern Mali came under the control of Al-Qaeda linked jihadists after Mali’s army failed to quash a rebellion there in 2012. A French-led military campaign was launched against the jihadists, pushing them back a year later.
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