Malian soldiers fighting islamist insurgents on Sunday after timbuktu, insurgents used car bombs, covering infiltrated northern desert town.
French led attack on the combination of islamist stronghold in the north of Mali and remote mountainous area of the base, but there have been a number of suicide attacks on guerilla attacks on militants.
Have a malian soldiers killed, at least four people were injured, after Sunday's battle in trade hub of the ancient Sahara 1000 km (600 miles) north of the capital, Bamako, according to the malian government communique on Sunday evening.
It said that 21 islamist insurgents were killed, too.
"It began, a suicide car bomb exploded around 2200, dispersed military and jihadists asked a group of infiltrated the city night, army captain said:" the Mali MoDiBo naidu, Mr Traore.
Mr. Bilal kolo toure, timbuktu crisis to retake the town from the islamic control after members of the committee was set up in January, said he saw the French plane fired rebel positions. Fighting, he said, is dead, because the night.
"Settle down later, in 1900 years or so, but you still stay indoors," he said.
Attacks reflect the challenge, ensure that Mali, France is ready to, in order to reduce its forces ill-equipped to Mali army and a more than 7000 people in Africa regional power, and to.
Mali's defense ministry said on Saturday in the African region power Nigerian soldiers were killed when their convoy outside the songo step on a landmine, near the Niger border.
France in January launched its "base" organizations in the north of Mali rebels to Bamako stop early intervention.
President francois hollande said on Thursday, France will reduce its troop levels in Mali to July 2000 by the end of 1000, down from 4000 at present.
West African colonies before presidential and legislative elections, in July - important steps, to stabilize gold and cotton producer, second only to the military coup in northern rebels took over a year ago paved the way.
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