The Wall Street Journal published on 28 July 2024 an article titled "Dozens of Russian Mercenaries Killed in Attack in Mali" by Benoit Faucon, Bojan Pancevski, and Michael M. Phillips.
Although the numbers are in dispute, dozens of Russian mercenaries with the Wagner Group were killed by Tuareg rebels in Mali and others were captured. This is seen as a major setback for Moscow's policy in the Sahel region of Africa.
