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Story summary
- The Thursday ambush near Anefis, the second convoy attack in a week, struck a convoy of 200 Russian fighters and over 100 Malian soldiers.
- The Azawad Liberation Front claimed responsibility, while Al Qaeda group Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimin’s involvement remains unclear.
- Nigerien forces supplied air support, but neither Niger’s military nor Mali’s defense spokesperson commented.
- Africa Corps, a Russia-linked paramilitary group, continues to back Mali’s army against insurgencies since 2012.
