Mali: Al Qaeda branch says it killed 50 Russian mercenaries, 10 Malian soldiers

BAMAKO, July 30 (Reuters) - An al Qaeda affiliate said it killed 50 Russian Wagner mercenaries and 10 Malian soldiers in an ambush in Mali's northern Kidal region near the border with Algeria on Saturday, according to the SITE Intelligence Group.

The ambush occurred on the same day a Tuareg rebel movement known as the Permanent Strategic Framework for Pe…