Wagner mercenaries in campaign of terror in Mali
Mercenaries with Russia’s Wagner Group, fighting alongside Malian soldiers, have assaulted women, massacred civilians and ...
Brandon Sun1 个月
A French journalist recounts 711 days of captivity as a hostage of Islamic extremists in Mali
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — For a foreign correspondent in Mali, the assignment seemed like a dream: as Islamic extremists upended the region, Olivier Dubois, a French journalist, secured a rare ...
ecfr4 年
Mapping armed groups in Mali and the Sahel
Dicko was a Peul commander linked to Ansar al-Din who was arrested by French forces in Mali in 2015 and then later released. The group’s first attack against Burkinabe forces was in December 2016, ...
Russia’s Wagner mercenaries are leading a campaign of terror in Mali
Fighting alongside Malian soldiers, Wagner mercenaries have massacred civilians and burned their villages in northern Mali, ...
Long War Journal7 年
Tuareg militias battle Islamic State-loyal militants in northern Mali
Two Tuareg militias in northern Mali, the Imghad and Allies Self Defense Movement (GATIA) and the Movement for the Salvation of Azawad (MSA), have battled militants loyal to the Islamic State over the ...
Arts and politics collide in Mali
Mali and its neighbours have for more than a decade battled militant groups allied to Islamic State and al-Qaeda while ...
Long War Journal7 年
Tuareg militias again clash with Islamic State-loyal militants in northern Mali
Fighters from GATIA (left) and MSA in northern Mali in an undated photo posted by GATIA on its Facebook page. The Imghad and Allies Self Defense Movement (GATIA) and the Movement for the Salvation of ...
More than 50 killed in convoy ambush in Mali, sources say
More than 50 people were killed near Mali's northeastern city of Gao on Friday after armed assailants ambushed their convoy and its army escort, a local official and residents said.