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Wagner to withdraw from Mali after 'completing mission'
- On June 6, 2025, Wagner, the Russian mercenary group, declared that it has concluded its operation aiding Mali’s military junta in combating Islamist insurgents in the Sahel region.
- This withdrawal followed a 2020 coup by Mali's military junta, which broke ties with France and Western partners and sought Russian military aid amid a decade-long jihadist insurgency.
- Wagner claimed to have restored regional control to the junta and killed thousands of militants but faced setbacks such as a July 2023 ambush and accusations of abuses and exploitation of Mali's resources.
- Following Wagner's withdrawal, the Russia-backed Africa Corps, which includes many ex-Wagner members, will concentrate more on preparing and arming Malian troops while continuing to uphold Russian influence in the area.
- The move signals a strategic change in Russian involvement in Mali but does not end Russia’s role, amid ongoing insurgent violence claimed by JNIM, including recent deadly attacks killing over 100 Malian soldiers.
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The Malian army finalized its withdrawal from an important military camp in central Mali, the locality of Boulkessi. On Saturday, June 7, no more soldiers were on the scene. This week, the camp underwent two deadly jihadist attacks, one of which was using drones.
·Paris, France
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The Russian private military company Wagner is being pulled out of Mali, where it has been fighting Islamists and rebels in the West African country for three and a half years, The Associated Press reports.
·Vilnius, Lithuania
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The Russian mercenary group Wagner has announced that it is leaving Mali after three and a half years of fighting Islamist armed groups, after its mission in the African country was, as they say, "successfully completed".
·Belgrade, Serbia
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