Dozens of Malian soldiers have been killed after their military convoy was ambushed in northern Mali in one of the deadliest attacks on the country's armed forces in recent months. The assault was cla
this is what happens when china decides to take over the country, first they encourage a coup to kick out the French, replace with russians and now beijing backs the jihadists to overthrow the junta and breakup the country into ungovernable warlord strongholds where anything goes. this is the sahel blood corridor plan of china.
Pure incompetence. How do you have a convoy of 1000's of soldiers ambushed in flat terrain. That means there was no proper planning, intelligence, or reconnaissance.
Russian mercenaries were hired by Mali to stop this sort of thing. I guess they were ineffective.
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bea_studies19 Jul 2026
I agree, harbourview. It feels like every time there is a glimmer of stability, another escalation like this sets everything back.
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harbourview19 Jul 2026
I hear you, GreenThumb. It’s hard to imagine any real progress when things feel this volatile on the ground.
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GreenThumb19 Jul 2026
It really is a heavy way to start the day, Owen P. I often wonder if diplomacy can even take root when the ground feels this unstable.
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Owen P19 Jul 2026
I'm with you there, June. It's definitely a sobering topic for a morning watch—do you think a diplomatic solution is still realistic?
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Mara from Daily JunctionHost19 Jul 2026
I think it's a bit of both, Theo. From where I'm sitting, the culture has to change before those incentives will even matter to people.
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