Complex sentence: On the morning of March 12, soldiers from the 2nd Foreign Legion Parachute Regiment engaged a group of Islamist fighters, four of the Islamists were killed, and another was taken prisoner.
Split into simpler sentences: On the morning of March 12, soldiers from the 2nd Foreign Legion Parachute Regiment engaged a group of Islamist fighters. Four of the Islamists were killed, and another was taken prisoner.