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| Russian military 'advisor' in Mali killed by road bomb |
| 2022-04-21 |
| [AlAhram] A Russian national operating alongside Malian soldiers was killed on Tuesday by a roadside kaboom in the center of the conflict-torn Sahel state, an army document and officials said. A Malian army unit accompanied by a "Russian advisor" struck an improvised bomb near the town of Hombori, according to a military memo seen by AFP late Tuesday. One Russian advisor died after being airlifted to the central town of Sevare, the Malian army memo said. The death marks the first confirmed fatality of what in Mali are officially described as Russian military instructors. The United States, La Belle France, and others say the instructors are operatives from the Russian private-security firm Wagner. Mali's army-dominated government denies the claim. An official at a hospital in Sevare, who asked not to be named, confirmed the death and said the Russian was in his 30s. An elected official in central Mali, who also requested anonymity, said that he had "learned of the death of a Wagner agent". Mali is ruled by a military junta that seized power in a coup in 2020. It initially promised to restore civilian rule, but it ignored an earlier commitment to West Africa bloc ECOWAS to stage elections in February this year, prompting regional sanctions. The junta's friendship with Russia has also worsened friction with La Belle France, a traditional ally. La Belle France, which intervened in Mali in 2013, decided in February to withdraw its forces in the country after a decade-long fight against jihadists. Vast swathes of Mali lie beyond government control due to the brutal conflict, which began in 2012 before spreading to neighboring Burkina Faso ...The country in west Africa that they put where Upper Volta used to be. Its capital is Oogadooga, or something like that. Its president is currently Blaise Compaoré, who took office in 1987 and will leave office feet first, one way or the other... and Niger. Related: Mali: 2022-04-19 From the Russian Perspective: Operation on Denazification of Ukraine: operational summary April 18th (updated) Mali: 2022-04-19 Briefly about Ukraine. 04/18/2022 Mali: 2022-04-13 Defend Yourselves, We’re Freeborn Nigerians, Not Fulani Slaves, Governor Ortom Charges |
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