Troops and Islamists clash in central Mali
- Published: 10 Jan 2013 at 09.45
- Online news: World
Malian troops exchanged fire with armed Islamist groups that have been occupying the country's vast desert north for nine months and appear to be trying to push farther south.
People gather on January 9, 2013, in Bamako, calling for the liberation of the northern part of the country and the resignation of Mali's interim president, Dioncounda Traore. Malian troops exchanged fire Wednesday with armed Islamist groups that have been occupying the country's vast desert north for nine months and appear to be trying to push farther south.
The latest clashes, which a resident said included heavy-weapons fire, came less than 48 hours after the west African nation's army put down an attempted Islamist attack on the same town, Konna, which is located near the edge of the government-controlled zone and the regional capital of Mopti, the gateway to the south.
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