At least eight soldiers have been killed in western Mali, in what the army describes as a targeted attack.
This comes as talks aimed at ending the country's political crisis come to a close.
The attack is seen as another setback to any return to civilian rule.
Al Jazeera's @Fidelis Mbah reports from Abuja, Nigeria.

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