Coup in Mali

[Husky_Khan]

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have formally left ECOWAS, the West African Economic Community.



However ECOWAS is still offering citizens of those countries free movement and residence as well as continuing recognition of their passports and visas throughout the other ECOWAS countries as before as well as operate their businesses under the ECOWAS trade liberalization schemes for the time being.

 

[Husky_Khan]

A Wagner PMC/African Corps Operated Su-25 Somehow Ended Up Crashing While in Operations in Mali.



Early reports state it is due to a dust storm.



This is reportedly the PMC's only remaining operational Su-25 in the country.

This came shortly after reports of an Ambush of Russian Mercenaries and local Allied Malian troops which resulted in double digit casualties among the Security Contractors after being engaged by Taureg militants. Reports of anywhere from 10-20+ killed minimum (video tweet of bodies), possibly dozens more with over twenty vehicles destroyed or captured among other munitions and military equipment.