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full screenSeveral Malian soldiers were killed in an attack in a border area. Archive image. Photo: AP/TT
At least 17 soldiers and four civilians have been killed in a suspected jihadist attack in the border area between Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger on Sunday, Mali’s army said.
Another 22 soldiers were injured, and nine are missing.
The army says it repelled the attack and killed at least seven people. The terrorist network Islamic State of Greater Sahara (ISGS) is singled out as a suspect in the attack.