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• Los paramilitares controlados por el Kremlin también alegaron que infligieron 'pérdidas irreparables' a los insurgentes evitando bajas civiles • El ministerio de defensa de Rusia ha afirmado que su Africa Corps –el sucesor del antiguo grupo mercenario Wagner– evitó un golpe de Estado en Mali durante el fin de semana, evitando bajas civiles masivas e infligiendo “pérdidas irreparables” a los insurgentes rebeldes. • Indicó en un comunicado que sus tropas en la ciudad desértica de Kidal, cerca de la frontera con Argelia, lucharon durante más de 24 horas mientras estaban completamente rodeadas y superadas en número. También alegó, sin proporcionar pruebas, que los militantes habían sido entrenados por instructores mercenarios europeos, incluidos ucranianos. El número de bajas no fue especificado.

Military intelligence chief reportedly also killed in sweeping attacks by jihadists and separatist rebelsMali has been left reeling from sweeping attacks by jihadists and separatist rebels who seized several towns and military bases and killed the defence minister and military intelligence chief.The weekend assault on the west African state’s security architecture was coordinated by al-Qaida-affiliated Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) and the separatist Tuareg-led movement Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) – former foes with distinct agendas. Continue reading...

Immigration agents have spread into rural western Wisconsin, taking dozens of people from towns in more politically conservative areasThe Mexican restaurant where multiple workers were taken in February still sits dark, across the road from a travel plaza where people were also arrested by federal agents.An Ecuadorian market in a nearby town targeted by immigration agents is back open again, with a sign on the door telling people to ring the bell before entering. Continue reading...