Bourem, Mali
Sep. 12, 2023
Tuareg rebels in northern Mali have claimed to have seized control of a military camp and posts in the town of Bourem after weeks of fighting against the national army and Wagner mercenaries, threatening to unravel a 2015 peace deal.
Tuesday’s capture of Bourem, situated between the ancient cities of Gao and Timbuktu, by the Tuareg rebel alliance called the Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA) comes as the military consolidated power in two coups in 2020 and 2021 and kicked out French forces and United Nations peacekeeping mission MINUSMA.
“I confirm the CMA took control of the camp around 10am after very violent fighting,” said CMA spokesperson Mohamed Elmaouloud Ramadane. He said there had been casualties but that he did not yet know the death toll.
The CMA called for civilians to stay away from "Wagner terrorists". The military junta in Mali are widely believed to have secured support from the Russian Wagner paramilitaries. Mali underwent a military takeover in August 2020, followed by a second in May 2021.
The region – the cradle of the armed rebellion that has swept into the Sahel region – has seen a resurgence of tension in recent weeks, triggered in part by the pullout of UN peacekeeping troops which helped in maintaining a fragile peace.
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Sep. 12, 2023
Tuareg rebels in northern Mali have claimed to have seized control of a military camp and posts in the town of Bourem after weeks of fighting against the national army and Wagner mercenaries, threatening to unravel a 2015 peace deal.
Tuesday’s capture of Bourem, situated between the ancient cities of Gao and Timbuktu, by the Tuareg rebel alliance called the Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA) comes as the military consolidated power in two coups in 2020 and 2021 and kicked out French forces and United Nations peacekeeping mission MINUSMA.
“I confirm the CMA took control of the camp around 10am after very violent fighting,” said CMA spokesperson Mohamed Elmaouloud Ramadane. He said there had been casualties but that he did not yet know the death toll.
The CMA called for civilians to stay away from "Wagner terrorists". The military junta in Mali are widely believed to have secured support from the Russian Wagner paramilitaries. Mali underwent a military takeover in August 2020, followed by a second in May 2021.
The region – the cradle of the armed rebellion that has swept into the Sahel region – has seen a resurgence of tension in recent weeks, triggered in part by the pullout of UN peacekeeping troops which helped in maintaining a fragile peace.
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