{"id":24973,"date":"2026-04-28T09:02:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T08:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/28\/taking-power-in-mali-might-be-a-stretch-but-insurgents-can-force-hand-of-weakened-regime\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T09:02:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T08:02:55","slug":"taking-power-in-mali-might-be-a-stretch-but-insurgents-can-force-hand-of-weakened-regime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/28\/taking-power-in-mali-might-be-a-stretch-but-insurgents-can-force-hand-of-weakened-regime\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking power in Mali might be a stretch but insurgents can force hand of weakened regime"},"content":{"rendered":"

Coordinated attack by JNIM and the Tuareg minority inflicted significant casualties on government forces and Russian auxiliariesWhen al-Qaida-affiliated Islamic militants launched a series of attacks on military bases and raids into major towns in Mali and neighbouring Burkina Faso last summer, observers suggested they had been inspired by their counterparts in Syria, who had overthrown the regime of Bashar al-Assad and taken power six months or so earlier.Despite the tactical successes that earned them the fearful title of the \u201cGhost Army\u201d, seizing swathes of territory and denying cities and the military of fuel and other essentials, the chances of Jama\u2019at Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM) definitively defeating Mali\u2019s military regime and the thousand or so Russian mercenaries hired to defend it looked poor. Continue reading…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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