Three French Soldiers Killed in Mali From IED Attack
Share This: Photos of Takuba Special Operations Task Force, and troops killed in IED explosion: French Ministry of Defense Three French soldiers were killed after their armored vehicle hit an IED during counterterrorist operations in the Hombori area of Mali’s central Mopti province. The soldiers on a convoy escort mission between the towns of Hombori and Gossi, near the border with Niger and Burkina Faso, when their vehicle was struck by the explosive device. They were participating in Operation Barkhane that has been fighting an Islamic insurgency in the Sahel region since 2013. The thre...