Fifteen Tunisian soldiers were killed, and 20 were injured in an attack near Chaambi Mountain Wednesday night.
“Two groups attacked military checkpoints at 7:40 p.m.,” Ministry of Defense Press Attache Rachid Bouhoula told Tunisia Live. “They shot from many angles and […] used machine guns and [rocket-propelled grenades].”
The wounded were taken to the regional hospital in Kasserine to receive first aid, according to a Ministry of Defense statement issued Thursday.
“One terrorist was killed,” Bouhoula said. “We do not know the exact number [of attackers], but there were two groups.”