Twelve Ivorian soldiers were killed and seven wounded in an attack at a northern border post near Burkina Faso, Reuters reported.
Two other Gendarmes are reported missing, while one assailant was killed.
No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack, which is the deadliest the Ivory Coast has seen since 2016.
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