Putin to the Rescue: Mali Retakes Kidal as Russia's Africa Corps Crushes Rebels | Firstpost Africa

Watch this video as a high-stakes geopolitical turnaround shatters the Sahel. Months after Tuareg separatists and Al-Qaeda-linked JNIM terrorists overran northern Mali—humiliating Bamako and killing its defence minister—Malian armed forces have struck back. Backed by heavy air support from Russia’s Africa Corps, General Assimi Goïta’s forces have triumphantly re-entered the strategic city of Kidal without ground resistance, forcing rebel fighters into a desert retreat. But as Bamako celebrates its biggest strategic comeback of the year, the victory exposes a deeper global collision. With Mali's Foreign Minister exposing foreign proxy meddling at the United Nations, and neighbouring Niger accusing Western powers of orchestrating regional chaos, Kidal has become the ultimate testing ground for Russia's security model in Africa. Josh Barnes brings you more on Firstpost Africa.

00:00 Introduction
00:46 Rebel Withdrawal and Strategic Reversal
01:42 Moscow’s Expanding Security Role in Mali
02:16 Why Kidal Matters: Historical Context and Grievances
03:23 Bamako Accuses Ukraine at the UN General Assembly
04:17 The Wider Geopolitical Proxy Struggle in the Sahel

---

Mali | Kidal | Mali Conflict | Mali Crisis | Sahel Crisis | Sahel Conflict | Africa News | West Africa | Russia In Africa | Africa Corps | Russia Africa Corps | Assimi Goita | Malian Army | Mali Military | Firstpost Africa | Josh Barnes | Africa | Firstpost

#mali #kidal #maliconflict #malicrisis #sahelcrisis #sahelconflict #africanews #westafrica #russiainafrica #africacorps #firstpostafrica #africa #joshbarnes #firstpost

Firstpost is an Indian news and media website. Get all the incisive opinions, in-depth analyses and other visual stories that matter to you and the world right here on this channel.

Subscribe to Firstpost channel and press the bell icon to get notified when we go live.
https://www.youtube.com/@Firstpost

Follow Firstpost on Website:
https://www.firstpost.com

Follow Firstpost on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/firstpost/

Follow Firstpost on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/firstpostin/

Follow Firstpost on X:
https://twitter.com/firstpost

Follow Firstpost on WhatsApp:
https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va6zOIrEQIamseyg762V Receive SMS online on sms24.me

TubeReader video aggregator is a website that collects and organizes online videos from the YouTube source. Video aggregation is done for different purposes, and TubeReader take different approaches to achieve their purpose.

Our try to collect videos of high quality or interest for visitors to view; the collection may be made by editors or may be based on community votes.

Another method is to base the collection on those videos most viewed, either at the aggregator site or at various popular video hosting sites.

TubeReader site exists to allow users to collect their own sets of videos, for personal use as well as for browsing and viewing by others; TubeReader can develop online communities around video sharing.

Our site allow users to create a personalized video playlist, for personal use as well as for browsing and viewing by others.

@YouTubeReaderBot allows you to subscribe to Youtube channels.

By using @YouTubeReaderBot Bot you agree with YouTube Terms of Service.

Use the @YouTubeReaderBot telegram bot to be the first to be notified when new videos are released on your favorite channels.

Look for new videos or channels and share them with your friends.

You can start using our bot from this video, subscribe now to Putin to the Rescue: Mali Retakes Kidal as Russia's Africa Corps Crushes Rebels | Firstpost Africa

What is YouTube?

YouTube is a free video sharing website that makes it easy to watch online videos. You can even create and upload your own videos to share with others. Originally created in 2005, YouTube is now one of the most popular sites on the Web, with visitors watching around 6 billion hours of video every month.