The Czech Republic government approved a plan to send 60 troops to the France-led Operation Barkhane counter-terrorism mission in Africa's Sahel region
US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said Europe could 'offset any changes' in future support for France's counter-terror mission in Africa's Sahel region
At least seven soldiers were killed and several were wounded in an overnight attack in Dioungani in Koro Cercle in central Mali's volatile Mopti region