It is rumoured that the Kremlin could dispatch reinforcements to the Sahel to sustain its influence
Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.File photo: A vehicle of the Presidential Guard of Niger passes in front of the Niamey conference centre where the first summit of the Confederation of Sahel States summit is held in Niamey on July 6, 2024.
Videos and images of dead foreign fighters were shared on social media after three days of intense fighting in the northern town of Tinzaouatene, near the border with Algeria. Last August, Wagner mercenaries and the Malian Armed Forces launched a military campaign against the CSP-DPA, which upended a peace deal that the Tuareg separatists had signed with the civilian government in Bamako in 2015 for future co-existence and inclusivity.
However, their coordination is underpinned by similar goals, such as payback for alleged abuses carried out by the Russian fighters, including reports of arbitrary killings and detentions in the north. Telegram channels affiliated with the mercenaries acknowledged battleground losses — some saying as many as 80 mercenaries, including key Russian war propagandists, had been killed — but expressed defiance and solidarity, raising the likelihood of reprisal attacks in the coming weeks.
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