Tunisia: 15 tunisian soldiers killed near Chaambi, attack claimed by Uqba Ibn Nafi Battalion
Fifteen Tunisian soldiers were killed, and 20 were injured in an attack near Chaambi Mountain Wednesday night.
“Two groups attacked military checkpoints at 7:40 p.m.,” Ministry of Defense Press Attache Rachid Bouhoula told Tunisia Live. “They shot from many angles and […] used machine guns and [rocket-propelled grenades].”
The wounded were taken to the regional hospital in Kasserine to receive first aid, according to a Ministry of Defense statement issued Thursday.
“One terrorist was killed,” Bouhoula said. “We do not know the exact number [of attackers], but there were two groups.”