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The junta and its Wagner Group allies are reopening battles with the former separatist as they race to take over the UN s bases, After a decade of the UN s 15,000-strong peacekeeping force operating in northern Mali, the region is adapting to its sudden departure. Two threats stand out: the insurgent Islamist groups heading southwards are capturing more territory in the Ménaka and Gao regions; and Mali s national army, backed by fighters from Russia s Wagner Group, are fighting former separatist groups for control of the UN s recently vacated bases in the region.
bilal ag acherif, the leader of an arab rebel group in the area, told us wagner had not helped the security situation in mali. translation: in the areas of wagner are operating in, in north and central mali, they committed a lot of crimes, taking people s belongings, killing innocent people indiscriminately. they have had no positive effect on security in the areas they operate in. 0n the contrary, there are more displaced people leaving these areas. in addition to this chaos, there is a growing power vacuum. un bases like this one are pulling out, leaving more areas under thejihadist and russian influence. the chaos we have seen during ourjourney is spreading across the region. but as it grows, there s very little russia or the west can do to stop it.