Battle for Mali base has killed dozens of militants, army says
The authorities in Mali say their soldiers killed dozens of militant Islamists as they repelled an attack on a military base on Sunday.
In the wake of the coup, which was in part carried out over the failure to ease the security situation, Mali rejected French military help and instead turned to Russia.
He urged residents to remain vigilant, insisting that his soldiers had "not gone anywhere" and the base remained under army control.
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