Malian Troops In First Clash With MNLA Rebels Since Truce -- BBC
Malian government forces have clashed with separatist Tuareg rebels in the first fighting since the two sides signed a peace accord in June.
The fighting took place near the western town of Lere, close to the Mauritanian border, leaving three soldiers injured.
Both sides have accused the other of provoking the attack.
A Malian army spokesman has warned that such fighting could jeopardise the truce.
A spokesman for the MNLA rebels told the BBC that government soldiers shelled positions that rebels had agreed to occupy under the ceasefire deal.
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More News On the First Military Clashes Between MNLA Rebels And Malian Troops Since The Ceasefire
3 wounded as Tuareg rebels clash with Malian army in first clashes since ceasefire -- FOX News/AP
Two soldiers hurt in clash with 'bandits' in Mali -- FOX News/AFP
Mali Army, Rebel Clashes Reignite -- Voice of America
Tuareg rebels clash with Mali army -- Al Jazeera
French Seek to Prevent Rebel Revival in Mali -- Wall Street Journal
Mali's new president faces massive challenges -- The Guardian
