BAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali's army repelled an attack on its advance positions on Monday by heavily armed Islamist groups who control the country's north, the Defence Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.
Islamist fighters who seized control of Mali's vast desert north in April have advanced towards government positions in the region of Mopti in recent days, sowing fears of a return to fighting after months of uneasy stalemate.
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