The attack by the rebels killed many Malian soldiers

 The attack by the rebels killed many Malian soldiers Many Malian soldiers died in an attack that the army blamed on the rebels in the Menak...

 The attack by the rebels killed many Malian soldiers

Many Malian soldiers died in an attack that the army blamed on the rebels in the Menaka region in the northeast of the country.

The statement issued by the military government said that the terrorists lost at least 15 fighters.

A local official said 20 people were missing and injured after Thursday's attack on a group of soldiers as they were escorting trucks to neighboring Niger, which is under sanctions following the coup. by the military last week.

Mali, which is under military rule after the 2020 coup, has supported Niger's coup and warned that it will take any military action from outside the country as a declaration of war.

A member of the military council of Niger emphasized during his visit to Bamako on Wednesday the importance of cooperation between the two neighboring states to face the attacks of the insurgents.

Northern Mali has been suffering from violence since 2012, and the violence has spread to the central regions and neighboring countries, namely, Burkina Faso and Niger.

The Menaka region has been suffering from the problems of attacks related to the IS group in the Sahara region for months.

A recent Human Rights Watch report accused the group of killing hundreds of people and forcing thousands to flee their homes since the beginning of this year.