In recent months, the conflict in Mali, in West Africa, has significantly escalated. The Malian Armed Forces, assisted by Russian private military contractors, have intensified their efforts against the Al-Qaeda affiliated Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wa al-Muslimin, and the Coordination of Azawad Movements. Various intimidation tactics are reportedly being used against civilians, including decapitated bodies booby-trapped with grenades, one of which was documented in a video published on October 7, 2023. Booby traps in general and the booby-trapping of corpses is a known TTP employed by global jihadi terrorist groups, as well as by Russian Armed Forces and Russian mercenaries.
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