BAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali has sent soldiers to reinforce troops expecting an attack by Islamist rebels who have already seized the northern two-thirds of the country, a senior military official close to the defence ministry said on Wednesday.
The deployment was the latest sign of an escalation between government and insurgents who clashed for the first time in about eight months on Monday.
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