Unidentified gunmen have assaulted a military camp in the north of the country, Reuters news agency reported, citing two officers.
“Around 6 a.m. (06. 00 GMT), unidentified armed men attacked the post in Soumpi. The provisional toll is 14 dead, 17 wounded and two enemies killed. The search is still on for those missing,” one of the officers said.
A local official said later that five of the wounded were brought to the town of Niafunke for medical treatment.
No terror group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far, however, Al-Qaeda-linked militant groups have been attacking domestic and foreign forces in the country for quite a while.