Three French soldiers died after their armoured vehicle hit an IED in the Hombori area of Mali’s central Mopti province.
The soldiers were participating in a military operation as part of a larger mission aiming at fighting armed groups in Africa”s Sahel region, the French presidency said in a statement on Monday.
France has more than 5,000 troops deployed in West Africa.
Monday’s deaths brought to 47 the number of French soldiers killed in Mali since France first intervened militarily in January 2013 to help drive back fighters who had overrun parts of the West African country.
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Source: Al Jazeera
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