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Russia is Tearing This Country Apart

Simon Whistler · July 5, 2026 · 15 min video · Africa

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On Tuesday, 18 August 2020, a group of officers at a military base roughly 15

Kilometers from

The Marlion capital, Bernardo Mutinid, launching a successful coup against the

This transcript was generated automatically and may contain errors.

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Russia's mercenaries were meant to fight jihadists in Mali—instead they're massacring civilians, fueling ethnic recruitment, and propping up a junta while losing on the battlefield. Here's how Moscow is destroying the country it claims to save. Megaprojects: https://www.youtube.com/@megaprojects9649 SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/@Sideprojects Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/@IntotheShadows Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/@TodayIFoundOut Brain Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/@brainblaze6526 Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/@decodingtheunknown2373 Places: https://www.youtube.com/@Places302 Celestium: https://www.youtube.com/@Celestium1234 HomeFronts: https://www.youtube.com/@homefronts

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  4. 04Hrw Mali Army Wagner Group Disappear Execute Fulani Civilians
  5. 05Aljazeera Malis Army Says Investigating Soldiers Accused Of Killing 24 Civilians
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  8. 08Jamestown Wagner Withdrawal Signals Potential Change In Russian Approach To Mali
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