Thirteen Chadian soldiers, 65 rebels killed in Mali

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N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Thirteen Chadian soldiers were killed in fighting in northern Mali on Friday, the heaviest casualties sustained by French and African troops since the launch of a military campaign against Islamist rebels there six weeks ago, Chad's army said. Chadian troops killed 65 al Qaeda-linked fighters in the clashes that began before midday in the Adrar des Ifoghas mountains near Mali's northern border with Algeria. "The provisional toll is ... on the enemy's side, five vehicles destroyed and 65 terrorists killed. ...

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