Dozens Killed In Attacks In Central Mali

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At least 31 civilians killed in attack on Ogossagou, the village that was targeted in a massacre last year.

In this file photo from July 2019, troops from the Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) and a French soldier conduct a joint patrol in Ndaki [File: Benoit Tessier/Reuters]

In this file photo from July 2019, troops from the Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) and a French soldier conduct a joint patrol in Ndaki [File: Benoit Tessier/Reuters]

At least 40 people, including nine soldiers, have been killed in a spate of attacks in central Mali, authorities said on Friday.

At least 31 civilians were killed in an attack overnight in Ogossagou, the government said, without saying who carried out the violence. Last March, 160 people died in the mostly Fulani village in a massacre blamed on Dogon militiamen.