Mali rebels attack convoy of Russian reinforcements headed to besieged military camp
- Tuareg separatists and their jihadist allies attacked a convoy of Russian mercenaries and Malian soldiers Thursday morning as they travelled to help cohorts holed up at a northern military camp in the town of Anefis.
- Al-Qaeda-linked JNIM jihadists and Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) Tuareg separatists launched coordinated attacks in Mali on Saturday and have claimed control of Anefis.
- Anefis is vital to maintaining a grip on the strategic northern town of Kidal, a city about 100 kilometres away that remains a stronghold of the Tuareg group.
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- Tuareg separatists and their jihadist allies attacked a convoy of Russian mercenaries and Malian soldiers Thursday morning as they travelled to help cohorts holed up at a northern military camp in the town of Anefis.
- Al-Qaeda-linked JNIM jihadists and Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) Tuareg separatists launched coordinated attacks in Mali on Saturday and have claimed control of Anefis.
- Anefis is vital to maintaining a grip on the strategic northern town of Kidal, a city about 100 kilometres away that remains a stronghold of the Tuareg group.
Sources: France 24