The Malian military rulers have ordered the United Nations (UN) peacekeepers out of the country, proclaiming the "failure" of their mission and denouncing its alleged "instrumentalisation" of the human rights issue. The order brought to an end 10 years of efforts to try to stabilise the country plagued by jihadism and a range of other crises.
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The Malian junta and its Wagner Group auxiliaries cannot backfill withdrawing UN forces in northern Mali while maintaining pressure across the country, which will likely create gaps for al Qaeda–affiliated militants to exploit in central Mali. Al Qa
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