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JNIM, Azawad Front Release Video of Ambushed Mali-Russia Convoy

7/18/2026

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JNIM and the Azawad Liberation Front released videos showing captured Malian soldiers moved and some shot after an ambush.
The convoy from Anefis to Gao included Mali’s troops and Russia’s Africa Corps forces.
FLA spokesperson Mohamed Elmaouloud Ramadane said many soldiers were killed, others captured, and armored vehicles seized.
JNIM and FLA have increasingly coordinated attacks, including the largest joint assault in over a decade in April.

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JNIM and the Azawad Liberation Front released videos showing captured Malian soldiers moved and some shot after an ambush.
The convoy from Anefis to Gao included Mali’s troops and Russia’s Africa Corps forces.
FLA spokesperson Mohamed Elmaouloud Ramadane said many soldiers were killed, others captured, and armored vehicles seized.
JNIM and FLA have increasingly coordinated attacks, including the largest joint assault in over a decade in April.