2 Soldiers Killed In Sophisticated Militant Attack On Tarkint Base
January 31 2019
Two Malian troops have been killed and 10 injured in a complex attack on a base in northeastern Mali, reports the Defense Post.
The attack on Tuesday included the use of a car bomb against a military base in Tarkint in the Gao region, said the Malian Ministry of Defense.
The incident is the latest in a series of attacks against security forces this month.
On Jan. 25, two U.N. peacekeepers from Sri Lanka were killed and six injured in a roadside bombing near Douentza in the central...
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