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| Mali: Situation Update as of 08/07: Anefis retaken, JNIM forces withdrawn |
| 2026-07-09 |
Translated Text: Mali 🇲🇱 | Situation Update as of 08/07 Day 5 of clashes following the start of the "2nd phase" of coordinated attacks led by the FLA and the JNIM. ⚫️The situation remains largely unchanged in the Anéfis camp, which stays under the control of the Africa Corps and the FAMa despite the siege and constant aerial pressure from the FLA, which is multiplying drone strikes on the camp and then broadcasting them on its social networks. On the single day of 07/07, we note the destruction of at least 4 military vehicles, including 1 Russian BTR (troop transport), 2 trucks, and an artillery gun (📽️ below). The day before, a communication network antenna had been destroyed. Several satellite images (📸 below) show the scale of the strikes carried out by the FLA, which is absolutely determined to recover this strategic lock to continue its advance toward Aguelhok and secure Kidal. The human toll remains unknown. 🔴The Africa Corps and the FAMa are providing fierce resistance to the encirclement of the camp by also opting for drone strikes on FLA positions near Anéfis. The human losses of the Tuareg separatist group appear to be very significant. Photos of drone debris confirm the use of Russian-Iranian designed Shahed/Geran-2 drones operated from Gao, Turkish TAI Aksungur models supplied by the Nigerien Armed Forces under the AES military cooperation agreement, and cluster bombs (📸 below). ⚠️ A second convoy of FAMa/Africa Corps reinforcements, consisting of about 70 vehicles, left Gao in the night of July 7 to try to resupply the entrenched Anéfis camp and lift the siege. This convoy follows the arrival of human and material reinforcements by 2 Ilyushin 76 transport aircraft from Bamako. ➡️Its precise position remains unknown for the moment, but it will likely reach the Anéfis area tonight. Any aerial resupply by helicopter is impossible because the only usable "helipad" is outside the camp's enclosures. 🟠The JNIM (which, by the way, communicates very little about Anéfis) has claimed the capture of the FAMa barracks in Sandaré on the Kayes-Bamako axis, a new strategic gain for the blockade of the capital. More Azawad Region: Front with slogan "We will not retreat, victory or martyrdom"
Translated Text: 🚨 #Azawad Region: Front with slogan "We will not retreat, victory or martyrdom" Today, the Azawad Liberation Front sent large military reinforcements to the outskirts of Anefis town [Anefis], to receive the enemy convoy of the Malian army🇲🇱 and the Russian African Corps which set out yesterday from Gao [Gao] toward Anefis Among the reinforcements that arrived, the Martyr Bouna Agh al-Tayyib Battalion Even More Russian Africa Corps and the Malian army have retaken control of the town of Anéfis
Text: Russian Africa Corps and the Malian army have retaken control of the town of Anéfis as of the evening of July 8, loyalist troops have discovered charred vehicles belonging to the JNIM/FLA coalition. The rebel coalition appears to have withdrawn from the immediate vicinity of the town and camp of Anéfis due to the large reinforcement convoy arriving, escorted by drones of the Malian and Nigerien Air Forces. Both sides are likely preparing for a larger showdown as the rebel coalition also masses up troops including reinforcements from JNIM's central Malian Massina Katibah, which was also the case during the capture of Kidal in April earlier this year. |
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