In the north of Mali, near the border with Algeria, Tuareg rebels claimed to have killed and wounded dozens of soldiers and mercenaries from the Wagner PMC group during two days of clashes. This came after the Malian army reported the loss of two of its soldiers and the killing of about 20 rebels. Writes UNN with reference to Reuters.
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On Saturday, the rebel movement Permanent Strategic Framework for Peace, Security and Development (CSP-PSD) reported that it had captured armored vehicles, trucks and tanks during clashes on Thursday and Friday in the border town of Tinzauaten. The rebels also claimed to have damaged a helicopter that crashed in the town of Kidal, hundreds of kilometers from Tinzauaten.
The Malian army said that two of its soldiers were killed and ten others were wounded in the fighting. According to the report, one of their helicopters crashed in Kidal on Friday while on a routine mission, but no one was killed in the incident. Russian military bloggers reported on Sunday that at least 20 Wagner fighters were killed in an ambush near the Algerian border.
Wagner PMC members traveling in a convoy with government troops were killed in Mali... Some were captured,
The Baza telegram channel, which is affiliated with Russian security forces, claimed that at least 20 Wagner fighters were killed in the ambush. However, Reuters was unable to independently confirm this information.
Recall
After the death of the head of Wagner in a plane crash on August 23, 2023, the private military company Wagner continues to exist under the leadership of his son, maintaining separate mercenary units in Belarus, Mali, and the Central African Republic.