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The CSP -PSD rebel movement declared that they had seized armored vehicles, trucks, and tankers during the confrontations in Tinzaouaten on Thursday and Friday
In the northern region of Mali, Tuareg rebels reported recently that they had killed and wounded several government soldiers and Russian Wagner Group mercenaries during a two-day clash near the Algerian border. The Malian military confirmed the deaths of two soldiers and injuries to 10 others.
The CSP -PSD rebel movement declared that they had seized armored vehicles, trucks, and tankers during the confrontations in Tinzaouaten on Thursday and Friday. They also asserted causing damage to a helicopter that crashed inKidal , located hundreds of kilometres away. The Malian army verified that two soldiers were killed and 10 were injured, with a helicopter crashing in Kidal during a routine mission on Friday, resulting in no casualties.
Videos shared on social media showed the motionless bodies of several white men and Malian soldiers lying near wrecked vehicles. Reports from Russian military bloggers indicated that approximately 20 Wagner group members were killed in an ambush near the Algerian border. The information provided by the bloggers remains unverifiable independently, despite their assertions.
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In 2012, a separatist group launched an insurgency against Mali’s junta government, which was later taken over by Islamist factions. Wagner contractors have been operating in Mali since at least 2021 and were deeply engaged in fierce conflicts during Russia’s involvement in the war in Ukraine
