Russia said on Tuesday it was important \u200bto quickly restore peace and stability in Mali where its \u200cforces are helping the military-led government battle insurgents who launched a series of weekend attacks near the capital Bamako and across the \u200bcountry.<\/p>\n
Russian state media have said that Russia’s \u200bAfrica Corps, a paramilitary force that succeeded \u2060the former Wagner mercenary group, helped prevent a \u200bcoup over the weekend and stopped the insurgents \u200bseizing key objects.<\/p>\n
“We believe it is important that the country returns to a peaceful and stable situation as \u200bsoon as possible,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov \u200btold reporters.<\/p>\n
Russian state media reported earlier on Tuesday that the Africa Corps had suffered unspecified casualties \u200cafter \u2060it withdrew its forces from the town of Kidal following\u00a0fierce fighting\u00a0there at the weekend.<\/p>\n
Asked whether the Kremlin had any information about Mali’s president – \u200bAssimi Goita – who \u200bhas \u2060not been seen or heard from since Saturday morning, Peskov said: “You should \u200bseek such information in Mali itself, \u200bnot in \u2060the Kremlin.”<\/p>\n
Al Qaeda’s affiliate in West Africa – JNIM – and Tuareg rebel groups claimed responsibility for the weekend \u2060assaults, \u200bin which the country’s\u00a0defence \u200bminister, who received military training in Russia, was killed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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