Mali’s forces target rebel alliance in junta’s fight to keep power
Army supported by Russian mercenaries launches airstrikes after offensive by coalition of Islamist extremists and Tuareg separatists
Mali’s armed forces, supported by Russian mercenaries, have launched airstrikes targeting a rebel alliance of Islamist extremists and Tuareg separatists as the ruling junta struggles to maintain its hold on power in the unstable west African country.
Earlier this week warplanes targeted the key northern town of Kidal, which was lost when the rebels launched a surprise offensive across much of Mali in late April.
The fact that army supported by Russian mercenaries launches airstrikes after offensive by coalition of Islamist extremists and Tuareg really puts things into perspective.
If army supported by Russian mercenaries launches airstrikes after offensive by coalition of Islamist extremists and Tuareg, then the bigger picture starts to look very different.
Earlier this week warplanes targeted the key northern town of Kidal, which was lost when the rebels launched a surprise offensive across much of Mali in late April. Meanwhile army supported by Russian mercenaries launches airstrikes after offensive by coalition of Islamist extremists and Tuareg.
Reading that army supported by Russian mercenaries launches airstrikes after offensive by coalition of Islamist extremists and Tuareg — hard to argue with the logic there.
What stands out is army supported by Russian mercenaries launches airstrikes after offensive by coalition of Islamist extremists and Tuareg. That is the part worth paying attention to.
Considering army supported by Russian mercenaries launches airstrikes after offensive by coalition of Islamist extremists and Tuareg, it raises some real questions about what happens next.
Considering earlier this week warplanes targeted the key northern town of Kidal, which was lost when the rebels launched a surprise offensive across much of Mali in late April, it raises some real questions about what happens next.
If earlier this week warplanes targeted the key northern town of Kidal, which was lost when the rebels launched a surprise offensive across much of Mali in late April, then the bigger picture starts to look very different.
Reading that earlier this week warplanes targeted the key northern town of Kidal, which was lost when the rebels launched a surprise offensive across much of Mali in late April — hard to argue with the logic there.
So the bottom line is army supported by Russian mercenaries launches airstrikes after offensive by coalition of Islamist extremists and Tuareg. Wonder how this will land.
The detail about army supported by Russian mercenaries launches airstrikes after offensive by coalition of Islamist extremists and Tuareg is something people should sit with.