Mali rebels attack convoy of Russian reinforcements headed to besieged military camp
Tuareg separatist fighters in northern Mali attacked a convoy of Russian mercenaries and Malian soldiers heading to reinforce a besieged military camp. The clash shows the growing pressure insurgents are placing on government forces and their allies in the region. The attack was confirmed without a precise casualty count.
Tuareg separatist fighters operating in northern Mali ambushed a convoy of Russian mercenaries and Malian army units that was heading to reinforce a besieged military camp. Officials confirmed the attack, though a precise casualty count has not yet been released.
The assault is the latest in a series of operations rebel groups in the region have carried out against government forces and their Russian allies in recent weeks. Insurgents recently seized a strategic town further north as well.
Mali's military government has relied heavily on Russian mercenary forces, successors to the Wagner Group, to support its operations. But repeated ambushes and sieges suggest the alliance is struggling to suppress the insurgency in the north.
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