Northern Mali attack leaves 20 soldiers dead

Shares Around 20 Malian soldiers were killed on Monday in an apparent jihadist attack, officials said, in the latest bout of violence to hit the war-torn West African state. Early Monday morning, militants attacked a military base in the northern town of Bamba, according to a local government official, who called the assailants "terrorists" and said at least 20 soldiers had died. Another local official gave a similar account, explaining that the assailants arrived on motorbikes and in cars. ...