At least 53 soldiers and one civilian have been killed in a terrorist attack on Mali's army, the country's government says
Rescue teams found the bodies, along with 10 survivors and"significant material damage," at the military post in Indelimane, in the country's north-east, on Friday, government spokesman Yaya Sangare said in a statement. The situation is now under control and the bodies are being identified, Sangare added.The government called the assault a terrorist attack and urged the nation"to succeed in the war for freedom, peace and social cohesion in our country.
Separatists and al Qaeda-linked insurgents often target military outposts in the West African nation. A jihadist insurgency spread into the north and center of Mali in 2012, and foreign troops and the government have been unable to fully regain control of some regions of the landlocked West African country.
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