Mali—2 Soldiers Killed In Sophisticated Militant Attack On Tarkint Base

Two Malian troops have been killed and 10 injured in a complex attack on a base in northeastern Mali, reports the Defense Post. The attack on Tuesday included the use of a car bomb against a military base in Tarkint in the Gao region, said the Malian Ministry of Defense. The incident is the latest in a series of attacks against security forces this month. On Jan. 25, two U.N. peacekeepers from Sri Lanka were killed and six injured in a roadside bombing near Douentza in the central...