Tuareg rebels in northern Mali say they’ve killed and wounded dozens of troopers and mercenaries from Russia’s Wagner Group throughout two days of combating close to the border with Algeria. They made the announcement after the Malian military mentioned it had misplaced two troopers and killed about 20 insurgents, in response to Reuters.
The rebels mentioned in a press release launched on Saturday that they seized armored automobiles, vans and tankers in combating on Thursday and Friday. They declare in addition they destroyed a helicopter which subsequently crashed within the city of Kidal. In response to the navy, certainly one of its helicopters crashed in Kidal throughout a routine flight, however nobody was killed.
Some Russian navy bloggers wrote as we speak concerning the loss of life of members of Wagner’s group close to the Algerian border. “Members of Wagner’s group, shifting in a convoy with authorities troops, have been killed in Mali … Some have been captured,” wrote outstanding Russian navy blogger Semjon Pegov, who goes by the identify WarGonzo.
Telegram channel Baza, which has ties to Russian safety constructions, knowledgeable that not less than 20 Wagnerites had been killed. In response to Russian bloggers, the creator of the Telegram channel GreyZone, who had ties to the Wagnerians, additionally died through the combating.
Reuters notes that these experiences by Russian bloggers can’t be independently verified.
In a press release as we speak, the Tuareg rebels wrote that they’d destroyed a Malian military battalion supported by Wagner’s group. The troopers and mercenaries who survived have been taken prisoner, the insurgents declare, including that they misplaced seven fighters themselves. One other 12 have been injured. (ČTK)
