Ten more Chadian troops and 28 more Islamist militants were killed in continued fighting near the Adrar des Ifoghas mountains. The Arab Movement of Azawad (MAA) claimed it had attacked the MNLA in Khalil and taken over the area; the MNLA said it had fought off “jihadist fighters” from MUJAO, the MAA, and Ansar al Sharia and taken six prisoners from MUJAO and three from Ansar al Sharia. A MUJAO spokesman told groups holding French hostages in the Sahel and Niger to kill the hostages.
