Story and alert on Malian army is withdrawn

An alert and story on the Malian army saying more than 149 soldiers had been killed by militants from an al Qaeda-linked group was based on a fake press release and is being withdrawn.

STORY_NUMBER: S8N3U7005

STORY_DATE: 20/08/2025

STORY_TIME: 1443 GMT

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