BAMAKO:
Militants killed 17 Malian squaddies and 4 civilians in an assault close to the city of Tessit on Sunday, the Malian military mentioned.
Nine squaddies have been additionally reported lacking and automobiles and kit have been destroyed, it mentioned in a commentary launched overdue on Monday, including that it suspected an Islamic State associate.
“On 07 August 2022 round 15h00, the military devices of Tessit… answered vigorously to a fancy and coordinated assault by way of armed terrorist teams, possibly from ISGS (Islamic State within the Greater Sahara) and making the most of drone and artillery toughen,” the commentary mentioned.
Mali is dealing with a worsening insurgency by way of Islamist armed teams, some connected to al Qaeda and Islamic State, which has expanded to its neighbours Burkina Faso and Niger.
The military mentioned it killed no less than seven at the enemy facet.
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