Mali military personnel. File photoMOSCOW, Jul 28At least 15 Mali army soldiers and three civilians have died in terrorist attacks in the city of Kalumba in the southwest of the country, Agence France-Presse reported, citing the Malian armed forces. «At least 15 soldiers and three civilians were killed in coordinated terrorist attacks in Mali,» the agency said. Formerly affiliated with the international terrorist organization Al-Qaeda*, the Katiba Masina group claimed responsibility for the attack. in the city of Kati, where an army base is located, near the capital of Mali, Bamako. *A terrorist organization banned in Russia two UN peacekeepers
