00:00The Trump administration is considering military action in Mali against the linked group
00:05to Al-Qaeda, JNIM.
00:07This is reported by The Washington Post.
00:10If the decision is made, Mali will become the eighth country over which Trump has issued an order
00:15attacks since the beginning of his second term, a presidency that initially promised
00:20dedicate yourself to ending global conflicts.
00:23There is disagreement among senior US officials about the advisability of attacking.
00:28to the group.
00:29One of the most vocal advocates for the use of force is Sebastian Gorka, director
00:34senior official of the National Security Council for Counterterrorism Affairs.
00:39The group's full name is Hamad Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin.
00:44It has managed to establish itself in Mali and is increasingly attacking coastal countries in Africa.
00:49Occidental, becoming the best-armed militant group in the region and one of the most
00:54powerful people of the world.
00:55Last year, militants organized a fuel blockade that paralyzed much of the economy.
01:01part of the country.
01:02This spring, they carried out coordinated attacks nationwide.
01:07Militiamen marched through the streets of the capital, Bamako, fearing a strategic city in the
01:12north and assassinated the country's defense minister in a suicide attack.
01:17A government spokesman did not reveal whether Trump planned to launch attacks, but stated
01:23The United States is urging governments in North and West Africa to acquire equipment
01:29and US services to combat terrorism.
01:34We call on regional partners and NATO allies to support
01:39to the Alliance of Sahel States in its fight against Jeni M. Isis, the official declared.
01:45The Sahel Alliance is made up of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, countries where leaders
01:52In recent years, military coups have overthrown democratically elected governments.
01:57years. They have largely severed their ties with the West and turned to Russia in search
02:03of help.
02:04A US official does not attribute responsibility to the governments themselves, but
02:10to its Russian partners, and argues that Moscow has proven ineffective as a security partner
02:16for Mali.
02:17To combat the violence, the Malian government hired Russian mercenaries, the first of the group
02:24Wagner and now of the Africa Corps, already linked to the Russian Ministry of Defense.
02:30According to human rights activists, the Russians are accused of having committed numerous
02:35atrocities.
02:37Last year, as part of an attempt to renew relations with Mali, the United States
02:42expanded intelligence sharing with the Malian government, information that was used
02:48in the country's military operations.
02:50However, this cooperation remains much more limited than the Association of States.
02:56United with Nigeria, which included airstrikes and a ground mission that resulted in deaths
03:01from a high-ranking ISIS leader in Africa.
03:04Direct US military involvement in Mali carries the risk of confrontation
03:10with Russian forces in the region and could require de-conflict mechanisms between Washington
03:16and Moscow, similar to those applied in Syria.
03:19Military action against JN and M would add Mali to the list of countries against which
03:25Trump has already ordered attacks.
03:27Yemen, Somalia, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Nigeria and Venezuela.
03:34The government is also waging a controversial military campaign against alleged drug trafficking networks.
03:39Drug trafficking in the Caribbean and the Eastern Pacific.
03:42It is worth remembering that this would not be the first attack against Russians in Mali.
03:47In July, a convoy with more than 200 Russian mercenaries and local soldiers was attacked in the
03:54north of the country.
03:55The FLA group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03:59The Russian presence in the region is not accidental.
04:02Russia has created a vast network in Africa to recruit mercenaries for the war against
04:07Ukraine, attracting citizens from nearly 40 African countries under the guise of offers
04:13employment.
04:15Furthermore, Russia actively uses African states to circumvent international sanctions.
04:21recruit new fighters and access natural resources.
Comentarios