Mali rebels attack convoy carrying troops and Russian mercenaries
Rebels in northern Mali attacked a convoy carrying Malian soldiers and Russian mercenaries as reinforcements, officials said. The convoy was headed to a besieged military camp where the army and Russian paramilitaries are fighting jihadist and separatist militants.
Rebel groups in northern Mali attacked a convoy carrying Malian soldiers and Russian mercenaries, officials said. The convoy was bringing hundreds of personnel as reinforcements to a besieged military camp in the region.
The attack is part of a long-running conflict in which the Malian army and Russian paramilitary forces have been fighting jihadist and separatist militants across northern and central Mali. Rebel groups in the region have expanded their reach in recent months, seizing several towns.
Details on casualties from the attack were not immediately clear. Mali's security situation remains fragile despite a years-long campaign by the army, backed by Russian paramilitaries, against militant groups since 2021.
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