The pressure of the Islamic State on the Sahel: an attack in Mali, on the border with Niger, kills 13 soldiers

The Islamic State claims responsibility for an attack against a convoy of seven Malian army trucks in the Menaka region, on the border with Niger – where it was headed. In the ambush, the fanatics killed thirteen soldiers, according to the text of their communiqué, and captured three others – who were photographed as proof of the success of the operation. They also destroyed three trucks and took over the other four, with their load of ammunition and rocket launchers.