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A couple of days ago, Wagner Group suffered a major defeat in Mali, causing the paramilitary’s worst loss of life on the African continent. So, in this video, we take a look at what’s going on in Mali, what this means for Russia, and what the attack means for the future.
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2 – https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13881978
3 – https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/violent-extremism-sahel
4 – https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2014/country-chapters/mali
5 – https://minusma.unmissions.org/en/history
6 – https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-33213931
7 – https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/22/fatal-blow-mali-rebels-warn-against-un-peacekeepers-departure
8 – https://www.news24.com/news24/africa/news/mali-in-meltdown-as-militants-advance-and-un-withdraws-20231003
9 – https://edition.cnn.com/2024/07/29/africa/russian-mercenaries-wagner-killed-mali-intl-latam/index.html
10 – https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/mali-russia-wagner-security/?share-code=lGQTkInEPqj0
11 – https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq5xvl1111yo
12 – https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/mali-strikes-rebels-who-killed-many-soldiers-russians-2024-07-31
