Mali Insurgents Ambush Army Convoy, Killing Over 50 Soldiers and Russian Fighters

Mali insurgents ambush army convoy, source says more than 50 killed

Militants linked to al Qaeda and a Tuareg-led separatist group ambushed a military convoy in northern Mali over the weekend, ​and a source close to the rebels said more ‌than 50 soldiers and allied Russian fighters were killed and others taken hostage.

By Abubakar Ibrahim