10 Malian Soldiers Missing After Ambush against Militants

At least 10 Malian soldiers were missing following an ambush by suspected Islamist Militants in the West African nation’s desert north.

Army spokesman Colonel Diarran Kone said an army convoy was attacked on the road between the towns of Gao and Menako on Sunday.

Information has it that militant groups took control of Mali’s north in 2012 though French-led forces pushed them back a year later.

The report says maintaining peace in the remote desert region has proved difficult and jihadists continue to launch attacks on Malian soldiers and UN peacekeepers.