Tag: mali
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Jihadists and Tuareg rebels join forces in Mali to launch massive attack against government and Russian forces
A large-scale and coordinated attack against Malian and Russian forces in Mali was yesterday conducted by Tuareg separatist rebels and Islamic jihadists. According to international reporting, the attacks were carried out simultaneously across multiple locations in the country, including the capital Bamako, the Kati military base, and key northern cities such as Gao and Kidal.…
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Wagner Group leaves Mali
The Russian military unit, the Wagner Group, has declared it is leaving Mali after “accomplishing its mission”. The Wagner Group arrived in Mali in December 2021 to help the Malian government fight Tuareg and Azawad Berber militant groups that are fighting for independence. The Wagner Group in Mali suffered a serious of blows last year…
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Detailed UNSC Report accuses Khalifa Haftar’s forces of oil trafficking and supplying the RSF with weapons
A very detailed study by the United Nations Security Council has accused the Libyan National Army run by Khalifa Haftar, who controls the east of Libya from the city of Benghazi, of widespread oil trafficking, human trafficking, gold and drug smuggling and also supplying weapons to the genocidal Rapid Support Forces in Sudan. The report…
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Tuareg rebels liquidate Wagner Group military colum in Mali south of Tin Zaoutine on the Algerian border
Tuareg Rebels have liquidated another Wagner Group convoy in the Malian desert near the city of Tin Zaoutine at the Algerian border. This is the second time that Tuareg rebels from the Azwad group eliminated a Wagner Group column in the same area. The Wagner Group is currently in Mali supporting the government against multiple…
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Khalifa Haftar sends his troops to the southern borders while Tripoli remains calm
General Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army has announced it has sent more of its troops to the Libyan southern borders with Mali, Niger and Chad. The Libyan capital of Tripoli remains calm with military checkpoints having been set up earlier this week after clashes between the Libyan National Army and forces of the Government of…
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Tuareg Libyans vow to aid Tuareg rebels in Mali against the Wagner Group
A convoy of Tuareg rebels in Libya at the border of Algeria has vowed to cross the desert and drive to Mali to help their Tuareg ethnic members in Mali against the Wagner Group. The exact location of the footage could not be confirmed but the Libyan Tuareg rebels, who are wearing official Libyan fatigues,…
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Wagner Leader who succeeded Yevgeny Prigozhin, Anton Elizarov, aka “Lotus” reported dead with Tuareg attack
The leader of the Wagner Group who succeeded Yevgeny Prigozhin, Anton Elizarov, aka “Lotus”, is reported to have been killed in the Tuareg attack in Mali. Late last week, Tuareg rebels liquidated a Wagner Group convoy near the Algerian border. Anton Elizarov lead the destruction of the town of Soledar in Ukraine as part of…
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Tuareg rebels liquidate Wagner Group convoy in the Malian desert
Tuareg rebels have liquidated a Wagner Group convoy including a Russian helicopter and took one Wagner mercenary prisoner in Tinzaouaten, a town in the Malian desert near the Algerian border. The Tuareg rebels, who form part of the Permanent Strategic Framework for Peace, Security and Development, said that they engaged the Wagner Group convoy for…
