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Russia’s Wagner has deadliest loss in Africa’s Sahel, highlighting the region’s instability
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia’s Wagner has deadliest loss in Africa’s Sahel, highlighting the region’s instability

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — Dozens of Wagner mercenaries were killed by jihadis and rebels over the weekend in northern Mali in what one analyst described on Monday as the largest battleground blow to the shadowy Russian group in years. Approximately 50 Wagner fighters in a convoy were killed in an al-Qaida ambush, which was joined by rebels who were in pursuit, …

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At least 10 Malian soldiers killed in latest attack in hard-hit northern region
1 year, 3 months ago

At least 10 Malian soldiers killed in latest attack in hard-hit northern region

Associated Press  

BAMAKO, Mali — At least 10 government soldiers were killed Tuesday during an attack by armed groups in northern Mali, the nation’s armed forces said, amid ongoing deadly violence in the hard-hit region and as United Nations peacekeepers continue their withdrawal. Malian security forces repelled “the attack with booby-trapped vehicles by several terrorists aboard several vehicles and motorcycles in the …

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2 peacekeepers killed, 4 wounded in attack in Mali, UN says
2 years ago

2 peacekeepers killed, 4 wounded in attack in Mali, UN says

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Two U.N. peacekeepers from Nigeria were killed and four others wounded in an attack Friday on a peace patrol in the town of Timbuktu in northern Mali, the United Nations said. The U.N. Security Council said a member of Mali’s security forces was also killed in the attack. The council stressed that involvement in planning, directing, sponsoring …

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Bomb Kills Three Peacekeepers in Mali, UN says
2 years, 2 months ago

Bomb Kills Three Peacekeepers in Mali, UN says

News 18  

Three United Nations troops were killed and three others wounded by a roadside bomb in northern Mali on Monday, the UN peacekeeping mission said. They died after “their vehicle hit an Improvised Explosive Device during a mine search and detection patrol in Tessalit, Kidal region”, MINUSMA said. “Improvised explosive devices are one of the most serious threats facing our colleagues”, …

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Last French troops leave Mali, ending nine-year deployment
2 years, 4 months ago

Last French troops leave Mali, ending nine-year deployment

Al Jazeera  

France announced withdrawal in February as relations with Bamako frayed in wake of military coups in 2020 and 2021. France has said its final troops have left Mali, completing a withdrawal that ends a nine-year operation in the country at the centre of the Sahel region’s spiralling security crisis. “Today at 1pm Paris time the final contingent of the Barkhane …

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Over 500 Killed in Mali Clashes as Military Junta Loses Grip: UN Report
2 years, 6 months ago

Over 500 Killed in Mali Clashes as Military Junta Loses Grip: UN Report

News 18  

Over 500 civilians died in attacks carried out by armed forces and Islamist groups in Mali from January to March this year, the United Nations said in a report on Monday that detailed a rapid unravelling of an already desperate security situation. The killings represented a 324% rise over the previous quarter and highlighted the failure of Mali’s military junta …

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