In Mali, 5 Malian soldiers were killed and 8 injured today in an attack on a military camp in the north of the country. <br/><br/>According to an Army statement, 9 vehicles were also destroyed in the attack on the camp at Bintagoungou. Northern Mali continues to fall prey to jihadist attacks. <br/><br/>Four people were killed in an assault on UN peacekeepers near their base in Kidal earlier this month.<br/>