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British troops shoot dead Isis jihadis in Mali firefight

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British soldiers have shot dead two jihadists – believed to be ISIS fighters – after coming under fire.

The soldiers are part of a United Nations mission in Mali in West Africa.

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The peace keeping mission is said to be one of the world’s most deadliest currently taking place.

British troops have been working alongside French soldiers.

The firefight happened in a remote part of Mali.

Men from the Queen’s Dragon Guards were in Jackal armoured vehicles when they came under fire from a Russian made PKN machine gun and an AK-47 assault rifle.

The British troops chased the two gunmen into an undergrowth.

The UK soldiers returned fire with a GPMG (general purpose machine gun) and 40 mm grenade machine gun.

They were no more than 30 feet away during the 20 minutes’ gun battle.

 

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