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Al-Qaeda Attack on Russians in Bamako Latest Setback for Russia’s Africa Corps

jamestown.org Al-Qaeda Attack on Russians in Bamako Latest Setback for Russia’s Africa Corps

Executive Summary: Over the past months, Russia’s “Africa Corps,” which is mostly made up of former Wagnerites, in Africa’s Sahel states have faced numerous blows from jihadist groups. These defeats have begun to raise questions about the future of Russian military forces in the region following the...

These defeats have begun to raise questions about the future of Russian military forces in the region following the eviction of French and US forces, replaced by Russian mercenaries whose massacres fuel rebel anger and desire for revenge.

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