At least 10 people were reported dead and six badly wounded in fighting between Arab communities in the northern Malian regions of Gao and Kidal, AFP reported on Saturday. Quoting a military source the agency reported that the fighting resulted from political rivalry linked to local government elections in May, and from the "control of contraband" in this region.
An army officer - a former rebel absorbed into the regular army -was badly wounded while intervening between the warring groups, AFP said. Five other badly wounded persons were flown to Bamako, the capital, and others to the town of Kidal.
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