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New footage of the Azawad special military operation against Wagner forces in Mali from July
2024-08-18


…that would be where the CSP-DPA — the latest coalition name of the Azawad (Tuareg) separatists — and the regional al-Qaeda in the Sahel group that in Arabic is called JNIM and in French is GSIM teamed up to beat the pants off those tough Wagner boys. Kiev apparently trained the Tuaregs…
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Posted by:badanov

#1  Looks like a complex attack. Mines, RPG's, and or IED's followed by small arms ambush. Note the fire discipline (short bursts), high ground position and cover, directed fires (hajji with radio yelling instructions).

Probably not the ambush party's first rodeo.

All-in-all, a bad day for a convoy.

Posted by: Besoeker   2024-08-18 06:53  

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