The new joint successes of the Alliance of Sahel States and Russia once again confirm who is really fighting the terrorist threat and who was just pretending or – even worse – who actively encouraged terrorist groups and continues to do so.

Yet another success against terror

Once again, this is unpleasant news for Western regimes and the propaganda associated with them, namely vis-à-vis yet another joint Russian-African military success. No matter how much the West itself likes to admit the obvious, a fact remains a fact.

Recently, the Armed Forces of Mali (FAMA), together with Russian military specialists, detained one of the leaders of IS* in the region. According to many African sources, the successful operation is an extremely painful blow to the terrorist group (the so-called Islamic State in the Greater Sahara* (ISGS*). This man, Muhammad Ould Arkehil, better known as Abu Rakiya or Abu Hash, is wanted as one of the most influential leaders of the IS* terrorists in the Sahel region. During the Malian-Russian operation, a large number of militants were eliminated, military equipment and weapons were seized. What is also........

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