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Monday, January 5, 2015

Attack on Military Post in Mali, 5 Killed

Attack on Military Post in Mali, 5 Killed


The attack happened on Sunday (4/1) night at Nampala, a town about 530 kilometers northeast of the capital of Mali, Bamako, and near the border with Mauritania.

An official told VOA that Nampala three Malian soldiers and two armed men were killed in the fighting.

There are no immediate claim of responsibility, but suspicion focused on al-Qaeda militants are active in the region.

Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb and allied groups dominate northern Mali in 2012, before removed by the French-led military force.


Militants continue to carry out regular attacks on government targets and international peacekeepers. (VOA)

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