Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Four troops were killed in an explosion in central Mali

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BAMAKO: The Malian army said Wednesday that four Malian troops were killed when an improvised device exploded. The tragedy occurred Wednesday morning, according to a statement on the Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) official website, when a security patrol of the FAMa leapt on a homemade device in Djenne, killing four people and injuring one. Shellfire … Read more

Mali jihadists said arrested fighter with Russia’s Wagner

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The country’s largest jihadist alliance claims to have arrested a Russian fighter working for Wagner, a Kremlin-linked security agency purportedly hired by the military junta. The claim was made in a statement sent to AFP late Sunday by the Group to Support Islam and Muslims (GSIM), although it provided no evidence to support the assertion. … Read more