Nineteen members of the security forces died and five were wounded on Sunday in a major assault by suspected jihadists at a military camp in central Mali, the army said. "The provisional toll is 19 dead, five wounded," Malian Armed Forces said on Twitter. A local lawmaker said all those killed at Sokolo military camp were gendarmes or paramilitary police officers. A local humanitarian source who managed to enter the camp after the suspected jihadists had left, described the scene as "complete chaos". The armed forces tweet said troops were combing the area backed by a military aircraft following the assault.

Source: Punch January 26, 2020 13:41 UTC