Eritrea rebels say killed 17 government troops

(AFP) – An Eritrean rebel group said Tuesday it killed 17 government soldiers and injured more than 20 others in an attack on military barracks.
“The attack was carried out in Fura in central Dankalia (region) at 5:00 am (0800 GMT) on February 15,” Yassin Mohammed, spokesman of the Red Sea Afars Democratic Organisation (RSADO), told AFP in a phone interview.