Mali rebels attack convoy of soldiers, Russian mercenaries

The convoy was bringing hundreds of personnel in reinforcement in northern Mali, where the Malian army and Russian paramilitaries are fighting jihadist and separatist militants.

Mali rebels attack convoy of Russian reinforcements headed to besieged military camp

Tuareg separatists from the Azawad Liberation Front and their jihadist allies attacked a convoy of Russian soldiers and Malian troops Thursday as they were en route to reinforce a military camp in the northern town of Anefis.

By FRANCE 24

Russian Mercenaries, Mali Soldiers Convoy Attacked By Tuareg Separatists

This comes just over two months after another major offensive in which they captured the strategic northern town of Kidal.

Tuareg separatists and al-Qaeda-linked fighters attack a Russian mercenary convoy in northern Mali

In Mali, Tuareg rebels and the al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group JNIM attacked a convoy of mercenaries from the Russian Defense Ministry’s “African Corps,” along with Malian soldiers, AFP and Reuters reported.

Convoy carrying Russian fighters attacked in Mali, sources say

A convoy carrying Malian soldiers and fighters from the Russian paramilitary Africa Corps came under attack ​in northern Mali on Thursday, three security sources ‌and a spokesperson for an armed group said.

By Abubakar Ibrahim