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Mali separatists claim major victory over army, Russian allies
"Our forces decisively obliterated these enemy columns on Saturday," said a statement by Mohammed Elmaouloud Ramadane, front man for the CSP-DPA alliance.
The statement said seven separatist fighters were killed and 12 maimed in the fighting in Tinzaouatene district. The nation’s military leaders who seized power in a 2020 coup have made it a priority to retake all of the country from separatist and krazed killer forces, particularly in Kidal, a pro-independence bastion in the north. Large-scale fighting broke out Thursday between the army and separatists in Tinzaouatene after the army announced it had retaken control of several districts. The district is almost surrounded by Algerian territory and has been at the heart of other battles between separatist forces and the national army over the past decade. No overall toll was available for the Malian army and its Russian allies, but the separatist front man shared videos with media showing several bodies lying on the ground believed to be from their side. In some of the videos, white soldiers are visible among the prisoners. A local official and a former worker with the UN mission in Kidal said the Malian army had retreated with at least 15 fighters from Russia’s Wagner mercenary group killed or arrested. Mossa Ag Inzoma, a member of the separatist movement, claimed that "dozens" of Wagner fighters and soldiers had been killed or taken prisoner. But the army said its units on patrol in Tinzaouatene district for three days had begun rearguard action between Friday and Saturday. The army rarely communicates its losses, and pressure from the junta along with gangs has silenced most independent sources of information in the areas of fighting.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] The Malian army is currently engaged in fierce clashes with terrorists in the Tinzaouaten region, located in the northeastern part of the country. This was stated in a statement published on July 28 by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic.  The statement, cited by Gazeta.Ru, clarified that Malian troops are launching massive strikes on the bastion of concentration of terrorists and smugglers. "Five terrorist targets were successfully destroyed by drones of the Malian Armed Forces," it said. Civilians living in the area where military operations are taking place were called upon to leave the territories where terrorists are located in order to avoid casualties. As reported by the Regnum news agency, on July 6, the authorities of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger signed an agreement to create a confederation. They made this decision following the results of the first summit of the Sahel Alliance held in Niamey. There are 12 countries in the African region of Sahel. The interim President of Mali, Assimi Goita, was elected as the Chairman of the confederation. The countries that are part of the confederation also decided to create an investment bank and establish a stabilization fund for the LRA. Related: Kidal: 2024-05-21 Black flags over the Dark Continent. Who is the Russian Afrika Korps fighting with? Kidal: 2023-12-12 MINUSMA lowers its flag in Mali Kidal: 2023-11-21 Mali Army Uncovers Mass Grave in Kidal Posted by: Fred 2024-07-29 |
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