The Russian mercenary group has spent years carrying out Putin's dirty work in Africa.
Dozens of Wagner Group fighters were killed by jihadi fighters in Mali Dozens of Wagner mercenaries were killed by jihadis and rebels in northern Mali in what has been described as the largest battleground blow to the shadowy Russian group in years. Approximately 50 Wagner fighters in a convoy were killed in an al-Qaida ambush, which was joined by rebels who were in pursuit along the border with Algeria.
‘They won’t be sending any more wild expeditions like this near the border with Algeria.’ He added: ‘They had been bragging about how well they were doing and how strong they are, but they don’t have the manpower to do this for long or to hold on territory to secure deployments.’ Russia has capitalised on the deteriorating relations between the West and coup-affected Sahel nations in West Africa to send fighters and assert its influence.
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