Posted on 04/29/2026 10:03:50 AM PDT by BenLurkin
The news release came after Russia said earlier in the day that it was seeking stability in the country, in which it has won significant influence since Goita’s military government took power in a coup in 2021.
West Africa’s al-Qaeda affiliate and the Tuareg separatist group on Saturday hit Mali’s main army base and the area near Bamako’s airport, while driving Russian soldiers – deployed in support of government forces – out of Kidal in the north.
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The same day, the Russian Ministry of Defence issued a statement declaring that its paramilitary forces had helped prevent a coup during the attacks on Saturday, stopping rebel fighters from seizing key objects, including the presidential palace.
Defence Minister Sadio Camara was killed in the assault on Saturday, while Goita had not been seen since.
The military chief is now “trying to reassure the country that he is in charge and, with the help of the Russians, he will be able to garner safety for the people in Bamako”, Haque said.
However, social media footage has been emerging showing Russian mercenaries and Malian troops surrendering to the armed groups that have united in trying to topple the military government, the reporter said.
Russia has warned that the Tuareg separatists who have captured Kidal are “regrouping” for fresh attacks.
The armed groups – Tuareg rebels of the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) and the al-Qaeda-linked Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM) – were reported to be advancing in northern Mali on Tuesday.
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When your enemy is beating back a worse enemy, you root for bad instead of worse.
That is a lesson lost on practically everyone, since FDR said that a dictator was an SOB, but he was our SOB.
Why is Russia wasting manpower on a S*hole country? Europe tried to bring Civilization in and it failed. Africa is a lost cause. China is currently finding that out the hard way . The bad news is that Africa has over a billion people and growing. Some of them naturally want to live somewhere better. They export their fail everywhere they land. Like Minnesota.
It can't be a war for markets, so it must be a war for resources.
That is all China and Russia care about, gold, diamonds, rare earth….
Syria was about a port
Russia losing is good but there are no good guys in Mali
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