Three of the 49 soldiers arrested nearly two months ago by the Malian junta were allowed to return to Côte d Ivoire on September 3, following mediation by Togo.
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) Three female Ivorian soldiers arrived home late Saturday after being detained for nearly two months in Mali, while 46 others remain jailed in a case that has heightened tensions between the West African neighbors.