
Charlie Werb
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Sub-Saharan Africa Analyst. Opinions are my own etc.
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🇲🇱|#Mali: A Russian telegram channel has shared footage of a pair of Mi-24 attack helicopters conducting operations in Mali. The post claims that the two helicopters - piloted by Africa Corps personnel - were dispatched to Boulkessi after news of the attack on 1 June emerged.
Charlie Werb104,716 次观看 • 1 年前

The Islamic State (#IS) has released over 20 minutes of footage focussed entirely on its #Sahel province. As is to be expected with IS media publications, the video was powerful, well-produced, and at times quite graphic. Below is a snippet, as well as some initial thoughts.
Charlie Werb87,776 次观看 • 1 年前

🇲🇱|#Mali: In a recent interview, Oubel confirms that he and his fighters left IS following to threats to his life. He claims the group determined he was not following their direction and dogma, “I realized that everything is false. These people are not on the path to God.”
Charlie Werb49,010 次观看 • 11 个月前

🇲🇱|#Mali: A message from al-Bambari, the face of JNIM’s campaign of economic warfare against the Malian govt, was released earlier. He reiterates that fuel tankers and Diarra transport vehicles escorted by the military will be attacked and congratulates fighters on the ground.
Charlie Werb23,111 次观看 • 8 个月前

🇧🇫|#BurkinaFaso: Footage of JNIM members helping civilians cross a flooded river. Note how comfortable the two actors seem with each other. Acts like these help build trust with local communities and facilitate the group’s attempts to expand territorially and supplant the state.
Charlie Werb28,335 次观看 • 11 个月前

🇧🇫|#BurkinaFaso: JNIM fighters seemingly entered the centre of Pibaoré earlier today, with footage showing them posing with and desecrating an AES roundabout. These new landmarks are inadvertently becoming a way for the group to show it has successfully overran an urban area.
Charlie Werb22,058 次观看 • 10 个月前