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    Russian Troops Deployed to Timbuktu, Mali After French Exit

    Babatunde OguntimehinBy Babatunde OguntimehinJanuary 7, 202201 Min Read
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    Russian soldiers have deployed to Timbuktu in northern Mali to train Malian forces at a base vacated by French troops last month.

    Mali’s government said last month that “Russian trainers” had arrived in the country, but Bamako and Moscow have so far provided few details on the deployment, including how many soldiers are involved or the Russian troops’ precise mission.

    The Russians’ arrival has generated sharp criticism from Western countries, led by former colonial power France. They say the forces include contractors from the mercenary Wagner Group, which they accuse of human rights abuses in other countries.

    Mali’s government has denied this, saying the Russian troops are in the country as part of a bilateral agreement.

    The Russian forces’ arrival in Mali follows deployments to several other African hot spots, part of what analysts say is an attempt by Moscow to recover influence on the continent after a long absence following the Soviet Union’s collapse in 1991.

    France helped to recapture Timbuktu from al-Qaeda-linked militants in 2013. France’s withdrawal from the city is part of a significant drawdown of a previously 5,000-strong task force in West Africa’s Sahel region sent to battle jihadist groups.

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