Mali rebels claim major victory over army, Russian mercenaries | Conflict News

Tuareg separatists say they ‘obliterated’ enemy columns and seized a large amount of equipment and weapons.

A mainly Tuareg separatist coalition has claimed a major victory over Mali’s army and its Russian allies following three days of intense fighting in a district on the Algerian border.

“Our forces decisively obliterated these enemy columns on Saturday,” said a statement by Mohamed Elmaouloud Ramadane, spokesman for the Permanent Strategic Framework for Peace, Security and Development (CSP-PSD) alliance on Sunday.

“A large amount of equipment and weapons were seized or…