Three Mali soldiers killed in suspected militant attack

Three Mali soldiers were killed Sunday in a suspected militant attack on an outpost in the far north of the country. Above, soldiers at a security checkpoint. (AFP file photo)

MALI: Three Mali soldiers were killed Sunday in a suspected militant attack on an outpost in the far north of the country, military and local sources said.
“Three of our men fell Sunday during a jihadist attack in Bambara Maoude,” a military official said from Timbuktu, some 100 kilometers away.
“At least three soldiers have been killed and two others are missing,” a local official added.