Eight soldiers killed in ambush by jihadists in central Iraq.
In the region of Segou, eight malian soldiers died and four others were injuried, according to corresponding sources This attack happened a few days after the continuation of the state of emergency for a duration of six months by the National Assembly. The attack was led by terrorists in the center of Mali, between Nampala and Diabali. A vehicle of the army was destroyed and an other one taken by the aggressors. Nampala, close to the Mauritanian border, is a city which was aimed by several murderous Jihadist attacks. Certain assaults were claimed by Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb ( Aqmi), as in January, 2015, when more than ten soldiers died under the fire of the Jihadist fighters. There are often fights between Jihadists, malian and military soldiers: five malian soldiers were killed to Gourma Rharous, in the region of Timbuktoo, at the end of the month and the military force Barkhane killed twenty Jihadists in the southwest of Gao, that’s why the National Assembly decided to extend the state of emergency of six months.