The skeletal bodies were partially mummified by the dry desert atmosphere, the witness said, suggesting that the killing had taken place some time ago. Damasak was seized by the Islamist group in November but recaptured by troops from Niger and Chad on Saturday. (Reporting by Emmanuel Braun (http://blogs.reuters.com/search/journalist.php?edition=us&n=emmanuelbraun&); Writing by Daniel Flynn (http://blogs.reuters.com/search/journalist.php?edition=us&n=daniel.flynn&); Editing by Susan Fenton)
Source: Reuters.com