The coordinated jihadist assault on Mali is proof that the Sahel's security crisis demands urgent international attention. Western powers and neighboring states allegedly harboring armed groups are fueling the very instability they claim to oppose. A genuine multilateral response — not geopolitical maneuvering — is the only path to protecting civilian populations from escalating terrorist violence.
Mali's military junta, propped up by Russian mercenaries, has utterly failed to deliver the security it promised after seizing power. Saturday's massive coordinated assault — the worst since 2012 — exposed how Russia's Africa Corps strategy has made things worse, not better. Leaked documents confirm Moscow's real agenda is expanding influence and weakening Western ties, not actually defeating jihadists.
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