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Mali separatists claim victory over army, Russian mercenaries
Updated On: 29 July, 2024 09:46 AM IST | Mali | ANI
Tuareg are an ethnic group that has been fighting for Mali`s independence since 2012.
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A mainly Tuareg separatist coalition has claimed a major victory over Mali`s army and its Russian allies following three days of intense fighting in a district on the Algerian border, Al Jazeera reported. Mali`s military rulers, led by Colonel Assimi Goita, took power in 2020 and turned to Russia`s Wagner Group of mercenaries for security assistance, after expelling French forces in 2022.
Tuareg are an ethnic group that has been fighting for Mali`s independence since 2012. "Our forces decisively obliterated these enemy columns on Saturday," said a statement by Mohamed Elmaouloud Ramadane, spokesman for the Permanent Strategic Framework for Peace, Security and Development (CSP-PSD) alliance, on Sunday.
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