Mali army says 24 soldiers, 17 militants killed in attack on northern patrol

This just keeps happening. Sub-Saharan West Africa has become a new frontline for the Islamic jihadists. As if the locals didn't have enough problems. If Western countries are smart they'd devote more military resources to fighting this threat, otherwise the area will become a new stronghold and inspiration for jihadists to launch worldwide attacks in the same way the so-called Caliphate did in Syria/Iraq.