Three French soldiers died in Mali on Monday -
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Three French soldiers were killed in operation in Mali on Monday, when their armored vehicle was hit by an explosive device in the Hombori region, announced the Elysee.
The deaths of these three soldiers belonging to the 1st regiment of hunters of Thierville-sur-Meuse (Meuse) bring to 47 the number of French soldiers killed in Operation Serval.
Operations "Serval" (launched in 2013) and "Barkhane" (since August 2014) have some 5,000 French soldiers deployed in the Sahel, a zone of war and tension.
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