Mali: 16 Soldiers Killed In Terrorist Attack

Sixteen soldiers have been killed and 10 injured in a militant attack in central Mali, officials have announced. The attack occurred near the village of Bodio in the Mopti region — the main center of violence by Takfiri terrorists in Mali — on Wednesday, according to Moulaye Guindo, the mayor of the nearby town of Bankass. In a statement, Mali’s army said that troops had fought off a “complex IED attack,” referring to an improvised explosive device, and then came under heavy gunfire shortly before 11:30 a.m. The army blamed the attack on Takfiri terrorist groups and announced that 15…