8 soldiers killed in attack in Mali: Army

By Fatma Esma Arslan

DAKAR, Senegal (AA) - At least eight Malian soldiers were killed in an ambush in the Bandiagara region, the country’s military announced on Wednesday.

The Malian army said in a statement that the soldiers patrolling between the Songoiba and Yaokanda districts in the Bandiagara region were ambushed by unidentified persons.

Mali has been battling an insurgency linked to the al-Qaeda and Daesh/ISIS terror groups since 2012, when unrest erupted in the north of the West African country.​​​​​​​

The violence, which has killed thousands of civilians and troops, has also spread to neighboring Niger and Burkina Faso.