Mali: Jihadist group claims to have killed four Russian Wagner group mercenaries
By DW
20 August 2022 |
5:35 pm
Al Qaeda's affiliate in Mali claimed it has killed four mercenaries from Russia's private military Wagner group in clashes over the weekend.
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