Russians and Malians are refusing to withdraw from northern Mali despite threats from Tuareg militants and jihadists. 🏴🇷🇺🇲🇱
On 8 May, the alleged ultimatum issued by JNIM to the Malian government and the Russians to withdraw from their last strongholds in the Kidal governorate had expired. In fact, the Africa Corps and the FAMa have not only shown no signs of withdrawal but have reinforced their positions in Anenif and around the military base east of Aguelhok with fresh supplies, preparing for a future wave of attacks and harassment against their isolated positions. Air support is key to prolonging a war of attrition on the part of the besieged; indeed, the Russian air force has intensified its attacks on FLA/JNIM positions within Kidal and in camps near the Algerian border, as well as in the vicinity of Ber, where the militant coalition was beginning preparations to advance on Timbuktu.

Israeli crimes continue in southern Lebanon. 🇮🇱🇱🇧
Today, the Israeli air force continued to indiscriminately bomb Lebanese towns and villages. In Nabatieh, paramedics Hussein Jaber and Ahmad Noura were working to rescue victims when they were struck by an Israeli airstrike, resulting in the martyrdom of both men.
Since the start of the Israeli aggression on 2 March, 108 healthcare and rescue workers have been killed in Israeli attacks, and 251 injured, some, like Jaber and Noura, belonging to the Lebanese Civil Defence, affiliated with the Lebanese Ministry of the Interior.
The Israeli narrative of “strikes against Hezbollah targets” allows Tel Aviv to justify any kind of attack on Lebanese soil, including against civilian organisations with no political affiliation.