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Wagner Russian paramilitary group's troubled legacy in Mali revealed

Wagner mercenaries pictured in Mali, 2024. © Thomas Coex/AFP

A new report has cast a harsh light on the Wagner Group's three years in Mali, showing how the Russian mercenary group was a source of instability rather than a solution to the country’s security woes.

The Russian paramilitary group Wagner has left behind a troubled record in Mali, according to a report published by the United States-based war crimes watchdog The Sentry.

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