Towns

• クレムリン管理下の準軍事組織は、民間人の犠牲を避けつつ、反政府勢力に「取り返しのつかない損失」を与えたとも主張した。 • ロシア国防省は、旧Wagner傭兵グループの後継であるAfrica Corpsが、先週末にマリでクーデターを阻止し、民間人の大量犠牲を回避させ、反政府勢力に「取り返しのつかない損失」を与えたと主張した。 • 同省の声明によると、アルジェリア国境に近い砂漠の町Kidalに展開していた部隊が、完全に包囲され数で大幅に劣る状況の中で24時間以上にわたって戦ったという。

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...