Jihadist insurgencies linked to JNIM and ISGS have destabilized Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger since 2012. Following military coups, all three countries expelled French forces and have turned to Russian Wagner Group (now Africa Corps) for security support.
Convoy attacked on Bamako-Gao road. 14 soldiers killed in coordinated strike.
72 civilians killed in Sahel region. Human Rights Watch investigating.
Last French military advisors withdraw from remaining Sahel bases.