Fifteen gendarmes killed in attack on Mali camp: source

Fifteen members of Mali's security forces died in a jihadist assault on Sunday at a camp in the centre of the country, military and local sources said.

"At least 15 Malian military were killed Sunday in the Sokolo military camp during an attack by terrorists," a Malian military source told AFP.

"The military killed were all gendarmes," a local lawmaker said.