{"id":24996,"date":"2026-04-28T21:02:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T20:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/28\/russia-claims-its-africa-corps-group-prevented-coup-in-mali-after-rebels-seize-towns\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T21:02:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T20:02:58","slug":"russia-claims-its-africa-corps-group-prevented-coup-in-mali-after-rebels-seize-towns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/28\/russia-claims-its-africa-corps-group-prevented-coup-in-mali-after-rebels-seize-towns\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia claims its Africa Corps group prevented coup in Mali after rebels seize towns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kremlin-controlled paramilitaries also alleged it inflicted \u2018irreplaceable losses\u2019 on insurgents avoiding civilian casualtiesRussia\u2019s defence ministry has claimed its Africa Corps \u2013 the successor to the former Wagner mercenary group \u2013 prevented a coup in Mali over the weekend, avoiding mass civilian casualties and inflicting \u201cirreplaceable losses\u201d on rebel insurgents.It said in a statement that its troops in the desert town of Kidal near the Algerian border had fought for more than 24 hours while completely surrounded and vastly outnumbered. It also alleged, without providing evidence, that the militants had been trained by European mercenary instructors, including Ukrainians. The casualty toll was not specified. 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