DAKAR, July 9 (Reuters) - A convoy carrying Malian soldiers and fighters from the Russian paramilitary Africa Corps came under attack in northern Mali on Thursday, three security sources and a ...

The convoy was bringing hundreds of personnel in reinforcement in northern Mali, where the Malian army and Russian paramilitaries are fighting jihadist and separatist militants.

Russian Africa Corps troops abandoned Malian allies during a rebel ambush in the Gao region, leaving at least 60 soldiers ...

Tuareg separatists from the Azawad Liberation Front and their jihadist allies attacked a convoy of Russian soldiers and Malian troops Thursday as they were en route to reinforce a military camp in ...

This comes just over two months after another major offensive in which they captured the strategic northern town of Kidal.

The attack on the army convoy leaving Anefis occurred on Saturday, following weeks of fighting with both sides attempting to ...