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The claim came in statements from the Permanent Strategic Framework which is dominated by the Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA), an alliance of predominantly Tuareg groups β seeking autonomy or independence from the Malian state. The rebels initially said they had counted 98 dead soldiers, but later revised the figure to 81. The rebels also said they had wounded dozens of soldiers, taken five prisoner, while losing seven of their own The claims made by rebels, and all sides involved in the fighting, are difficult to verify because of the remoteness of the affected areas. Access to independent sources is complicated by the conflict. The Malian army had only acknowledged an assault on one of its camps in Dioura in the Mopti region on Thursday, without giving further details. Despite the official information blackout, images and claims linked to the incident quickly spread online. If confirmed it would mark the CMAβs most southerly operation since it resumed attacks again...