Fighters believed to be from al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) attacked a military base in the east near Nema but were repelled by Mauritanian military aircraft. Two days ago, AQIM claimed it killed 20 soldiers in a battle in Mali on June 24.
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