Armed men staged an attack on an Army post in a northern Mali village early on Monday, killing at least 10 soldiers, a resident said.
The attackers came on motorcycles around 5 am into Gourma-Rharouss, about 160 kilometres southeast of of the northern city of Timbuktu, said resident Moussa Cisse.
“They killed 10 soldiers, including a lieutenant. They burned two Malian Army vehicles before leaving the village,” he said. Defence Ministry adviser lt Col Diarran Kone confirmed the attack without giving a death toll.