At least 10 Malian soldiers killed Sunday in an attack by suspected terrorists in the centre of the African country, a security source said.
AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): At least 10 Malian soldiers killed Sunday in an attack by suspected terrorists in the centre of the African country, a security source said.
There are at least 10 dead soliders," the Malian source said. "Yes our camp at Guire was attacked on Sunday about five in the morning."
"The terrorists came out of the forest. They were on motorcycles and pick-up trucks. They burnt vehicles and took away others," said the source, who asked not to be named.
The Mali armed forces confirmed the attack on Twitter and said reinforcements were being sent to the Nara sector, about 370 kilometres (230 miles) north of the capital Bamako.
A local resident contacted by AFP said there was heavy gunfire and the military "were taken by surprise" in the attack.
"I saw two terrorists put their motorcycles in an army vehicle and drive off with it," he said.
On Saturday a UN peacekeeper was killed and four others wounded when a mine exploded as their convoy passed through central Mali, the latest in continued violence.
