DAKAR, July 9 - A convoy carrying Malian soldiers and fighters from the Russian paramilitary Africa Corps came under attack in northern Mali on Thursday, three security sources and a spokesperson for an armed group said. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

DAKAR, July 9 - A convoy carrying Malian soldiers and fighters from the Russian paramilitary Africa Corps came under attack in northern Mali on Thursday, three security sources and a spokesperson for an armed group said. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

This comes just over two months after another major offensive in which they captured the strategic northern town of Kidal.