The financial army announced – yesterday, Saturday, that it carried out strikes against 5 military bases that armed groups were trying to use in the west of the country to expand their attacks against government forces.
The army said – in an official statement – that it launched air strikes that resulted in the destruction of two entire bases on the outskirts of the Pauli Forest, 40 km west of Didi, two north of Sandari, and one in the vicinity of Bavarara in the Kais area.
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Fama operations in the West: Didieni, Sandaré, Bafarara… the terrorist bases reduced to ashes!The Malian Armed Forces (FAMA) continue their great counter-offensive to protect the populations and stabilize institutions in the face of threats … pic.twitter.com/NEfhBMvjxz
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The operations announced by the army came after extensive attacks carried out by the Nasra al -Islam and Muslims group – last Thursday – that it had used the drones, and enabled them to seize multi -purpose military equipment of the Financial Army.
Several states in Mali – including Sugo, the Gurmo and Sikasu district – imposed a curfew due to the attacks carried out by armed groups on government forces.
A sudden exit of Wagner’s forces
In conjunction with that, I announced Wagner Group The Russian suddenly left Mali, and said – in a statement – that she successfully completed her mission, fought beside the regular army, enabled him to regain control of large areas of the country, and neutralizing a number of leaders of terrorist organizations.
The announcement of the departure decision came after a series of bloody attacks in the country in recent weeks, and has killed more than 100 financial soldiers and a number of Wagner members.
After announcing the exit of Wagner, he said African Legion It will remain in Mali and there will be no change in the size of the Russian presence.
Followers see this step as an exacerbation of security problems in Mali, especially since the African Legion focuses on providing logistical training and support more than participating in direct fighting, which Wagner’s forces were known.