Mali: France soldiers killed 11 jihadist fighters near Timbuktu
Eleven Islamists fighters were killed and one French soldier was wounded in the latest military operation against militants in Mali’s turbulent desert north, according to security sources.
“The French military operation in the vicinity of Timbuktu has finished. Eleven terrorists were killed, one French soldier was injured, but his life is not in danger,” a French official told the AFP news agency on Friday.
A Malian army source confirmed the operation took place, and praised the French forces for neutralising foreign “jihadists” seeking to establish a permanent outpost in the region.