Last Saturday, Mali suffered a wave of coordinated attacks against several cities, including the capital Bamako. The alliance between Nusrat al-Islam (GSIM) jihadists and northern separatist groups managed to assassinate the number two of the military junta, a pillar of the alliance with Russia. The regime is left exposed and vulnerable.
Surveillance technology does not stop the jihadist offensive 🛰️
Despite the surveillance drones and Russian communication systems deployed in Mali, the attackers coordinated simultaneous assaults with precision. Military intelligence failed to detect the movements of an alliance that mixes guerrilla tactics with light weaponry. Dependence on external technology does not compensate for the lack of territorial control or the cohesion of local forces.
Russia loses its best partner in Mali: they killed him and didn't even notice 💀
It seems the security contracts with Moscow did not include immortality clauses for the military leadership. While Russian advisors counted their dollars, the number two of the junta received a courtesy jihadist bullet. The alliance with Wagner now remains as an antivirus that does not detect the threat until it has already infected the entire system.