An orchestrated counterattack has left Africa Corps, previously known as Wagner Group, in disarray. Recent social media footage captures Tuareg fighters from the Front de Libération de l’Azawad (FLA) and the Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) parading on abandoned Russian-made armored vehicles. The mercenaries hastily retreated from Kidal, a strategic city in northern Mali, after a coordinated offensive by these armed groups.
Two days following the capture of Kidal, the 400-strong Africa Corps paramilitary unit evacuated the area under heavy escort. The FLA took to X (formerly Twitter) to announce a secured withdrawal agreement had been reached between Azawadian forces and Africa Corps personnel to ensure their safe exit from the city.
