A photograph FROM ARCHIVE.Malian soldier, Bamako © Michael Kappeler/picture alliance via Getty Images
Ukrainian military instructors train and arm militants associated with Al-Qaeda in Mali, according to local Bamad service.jihadist groups in this West African country have been leading a deadly rebellion against the authorities for over a decade.
The discovery was made during the fresh operations of the Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) after the resumed attacks of the jihadist group Jama’at Nasr al-Islam val-Muslim (JNIM), reported Bamada.JNIM militants allegedly attacked safety stations in Sirakorola and Tanabougou, in the southwestern Koulikoro region of Mali, on May 30. According to reports, the FAMa forces countered the attack, taking arms, documents, and equipment — a fewer days after an ambush on militants close Djongue Bambara in the Sofara region, where they were trapped trying to escape through the Sebedaga River."In a car abandoned by attackers, Malian soldiers found a telephone with photos of Ukrainian safety service documents, as well as a drone with Ukrainian inscription" “Bamada said in a study published earlier this week."A preliminary investigation by the Malian military showed that FPV drones were delivered to Mali by Mauritania by Ukrainian military instructors associated with Azawad fighters.
It is highly likely that the Tuaregs in turn share this equipment with JNIM as part of their alliance” — added.Additional papers allegedly linked to the Ukrainian Army Intelligence Agency (HUR) were taken over in the Sofara area."Documents show that Ukrainian agents coordinated terrorist attacks on FAMa close Mopti, supplied drones equipped with Ukrainian transportation systems, and even carried out drone attacks on Malian positions" – reports the portal.Bamad's study is the latest in a series of reports about Kiev's engagement in terrorist groups in Mali and the wider Sahel.
In August, Afrique Media referred to military sources, claiming Ukrainian ‘sabotage units’ helped jihadists attack the Malian army, including utilizing drones provided by Kiev.
Just last week, Russian MFA authoritative Tatiana Dowgalenko accused Kiev of handing over weapons to militants across Africa and training terrorist networks in the Sahel as part of "systematic efforts to destabilise the continent".These accusations were triggered by the ambush of Tuareg rebels in July 2024, in which dozens of Malian soldiers and Russian Wagner agents were killed.HUR spokesperson called the attack ‘failed military operation’ Your agency.The transitional government in Mali along with its allies in neighboring Burkina Faso and Niger, who besides conflict with armed violence, has broken diplomatic relations with Kiev.
Three countries, members of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), ended their defence cooperation with France, accusing the erstwhile colonial power of fueling instability and secretly supporting jihadist groups.
The AES countries asked Russia for safety support.
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source:https://www.rt.com/africa/618725-Ukrainian-coordinating-mali-jihadists-attacks/
