Armée Malienne / Armed and Security Forces of Mali

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https://twitter.com/PLorger/status/1443846829683191839?s=20

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EFS – Formation d’une section du 33e régiment de commandos parachutistes maliens par les spécialistes d’infanterie des Éléments français au Sénégal

Mise à jour : 27/10/2021

Du 5 septembre au 15 octobre 2021, 35 fantassins du 33e Régiment de commandos parachutistes maliens (33e RCP) ont été formés à Bamako par les spécialistes d’infanterie des Éléments français au Sénégal (EFS).

Durant 6 semaines, les fantassins maliens de la 2nde section d’appui à l’engagement débarqué (SAED) ont bénéficié des connaissances dispensées par le détachement français. Le programme intensif de la formation suivie leur a permis d’approfondir leurs connaissances dans les domaines du secours au combat, de la lutte contre les engins explosifs improvisés et de la topographie. De nombreux tirs de combat ont également été réalisés.

Depuis février 2021, avec la formation de la 1ère SAED, les EFS poursuivent le cycle de formation du 33e RCP. Cette démarche vise à poursuivre le cycle d’autonomisation des FAMa. Répondant aux besoins exprimés par le partenaire malien, cette formation est adaptée aux réalités locales. L’objectif des EFS est de permettre à ce régiment, qui agit dans le haut du spectre, d’être encore plus performant dans la lutte contre le terrorisme.





Pôle de coopération régionale pour l’Afrique de l’Ouest, les EFS réalisent des missions de formation et d’entraînement au profit des armées locales, à la demande des pays partenaires. Ces formations s’inscrivent dans le cadre d’une véritable stratégie visant à consolider le niveau opérationnel des unités. L’objectif est de pouvoir, ensemble, générer des armées d’emploi capables de produire des effets opérationnels significatifs et durables face aux crises sécuritaires qui touchent la sous-région.


Sources : État-major des armées
Droits : EMA

https://www.defense.gouv.fr/operations/actualites2/efs-formation-d-une-section-du-33e-regiment-de-commandos-parachutistes-maliens-par-les-specialistes-d-infanterie-des-elements-francais-au-senegal

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Army of Mali has received tactical and armored vehicles to equip 16 companies

Defense News December 2021 Global Security army industry

POSTED ON FRIDAY, 10 DECEMBER 2021 11:28


According to information published by the Official website of the Malian armed forces on December 3, 2021, the Malian army has received different types of wheeled armored vehicles from China, Russia, South Korea, and South Africa to equip 16 companies.



On December 3, 2021, the Malian army took delivery of new wheeled armored vehicles including VN2C 6x6 APCs Armored Personnel Carriers produced by China.
(Picture source mali-online.net)


According to our analysis of pictures published by the Malian armed forces website and local media, the combat vehicles received by the Malian Army include KIA KM450 4x4 light tactical truck from South Korea, BTR-70 and BRDM-2 wheeled armored vehicles from Russia, Dongfeng EQ 2050 Mengshi 4x4 light tactical vehicles and VN2C 6x6 APC (Armored Personnel Carrier) from China, and Puma M36 produced by the South African company OTT.

According to the military balance 2020, the Malian army has a total of 85 wheeled APCs (Armored Personnel Carriers) including 4 Bastion APC, 10 BTR-60PB, 9 BTR-70, 29 Casspir, 24 Stark Motors Storm Light, 4 Gladiator from Streit Group, 5 Streit Group Python as well as Soviet-made BRDM-2.

Military expenditures total about 13% of the national budget. Since the beginning of the fight against terrorist groups in the region, Mali has tripled its military spending.

The KM450 is a light 4x4 multipurpose all-terrain military truck introduced in 1998 that was developed by the South Korean Company KIA. It can be used to transport soldiers or as a cargo vehicle.

The BTR-70 and BRDM-2 are Soviet-made wheeled armored vehicles. The BRDM-2 is an amphibious reconnaissance armored vehicle that entered into service with the Russian army in 1962. The vehicle is armed with a 14.5 mm KPVT heavy machine and one coaxial 7.62 mm machine gun PKT.

The BTR-70 is an 8x8 armored personnel carrier (APC) which has a crew of 3 and can, transport seven military personnel, the roof of the vehicle is fitted with a one-man turret armed with a 14.5 KPVT and a 7.62 mm PKVT machine gun.

The EQ2050 Mengshi is a 4x4 light tactical vehicle by the Chinese company Dongfeng Motor Group. The design of the vehicle is very similar to the American HUMVEE.

The VN2C is a 6x6 wheeled armored vehicle designed and manufactured by the Chinese company NORINCO. It has a crew of three and can carry eight dismounted troops. The version delivered to the Malian army seems to be fitted with a one-man turret armed with one 20mm automatic cannon.

The Puma M36 is a 4x4 MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected) vehicle designed and manufactured by the South African company OTT. The vehicle is designed to be used as APC (Armored Personnel Carrier) and can accommodate up to 12 military personnel. The V-shaped design of the Puma M36 offers a high level of protection against mines and IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices).



The Malian army has received several dozen military vehicles including Russian BRDM-2 and BTR-70 APCs. (Pictures sources Malian army website)

https://www.armyrecognition.com/defense_news_december_2021_global_security_army_industry/army_of_mali_has_received_tactical_and_armored_vehicles_to_equip_16_companies.html  

Une unité #FAMa dans la région de #Nara a fait l'objet d'une attaque complexe combinant attaques EEI et armes lourdes. C'était en fin d'après-midi, ce jour 29 décembre 2021 aux environs de 17h30.

— Forces Armées Maliennes (@FAMa_DIRPA) December 29, 2021

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Mali army gets Mi-24P Hind-F combat helicopters from Russia


Aviation Defense News March 2022 aerospace air force industry


POSTED ON THURSDAY, 31 MARCH 2022 16:42 

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The military government of Mali has taken delivery of two Mi-24P Hind-F combat helicopters from Russia, an AFP journalist saw who also saw at least five transport trucks. As shown by a tweet with a picture posted by aBamako on March 31, Defense Minister Sadio Camara late Wednesday, March 30, formally received the helicopters, radar, and other equipment brought by a Russian transport plane to a military base at Bamako airport, The Defense Post reports.

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Malian Defense Minister Sadio Camara late Wednesday, March 30, formally received the two Mi-24P Hind-F combat helicopters, radar, and other equipment brought by a Russian transport plane to a military base at Bamako airport (Picture source: Twitter account of aBamako)

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The delivery adds to at least four helicopters and weapons provided by Russia under closer ties forged by rebel colonels who seized power in 2020. Russia has also supplied what are officially described as military instructors — personnel that France says are operatives from Russia’s Wagner Group security arm. Let’s recall that Mali’s rapprochement with the Kremlin has prompted French forces and their European allies to announce their exit from the country where they have been carrying on Opération Barkhane that started on 1 August 2014 against Islamist groups in Africa's Sahel region.

Colonel Camara said the equipment included a 59N6-TE radar, “capable of detecting in 3D objects flying at a speed of up to 8,000 kilometers (5,000 miles) per hour. Today, we can say with pride that our army is able to operate completely independently, without asking for help from anyone,” he said, referring to air support provided by foreign armed forces, notably France. No details have been provided about the terms under which the weapons are being supplied.

Camara went to Moscow in March with air force chief Colonel Alou Boi Diarra, in an unadvertised trip that coincided with the early days of the war in Ukraine The Defense Post reports. They discussed the supply of additional military gear, two military sources told AFP at the time. 

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Malian Defense Minister Sadio Camara late Wednesday, March 30, formally received the two Mi-24P Hind-F combat helicopters, radar, and other equipment brought by a Russian transport plane to a military base at Bamako airport (Picture source: Twitter account of aBamako)


Mali army gets Mi-24P Hind-F combat helicopters from Russia (airrecognition.com)

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03.05.2022

Coups de machette à Bamako: le Mali rompt les accords de défense

La junte au pouvoir au Mali a annoncé lundi soir qu'elle dénonçait les accords de défense avec la France et ses partenaires européens. 

Dans un communiqué lu à la télévision nationale, le porte-parole du gouvernement, le colonel Abdoulaye Maïga, a invoqué les "atteintes flagrantes" de la part de la France, engagée militairement dans le pays depuis 2013, à la souveraineté nationale. Il a cité "l'attitude unilatérale" de la France lorsqu'elle a suspendu en juin 2021 les opérations conjointes entre les forces françaises et maliennes, l'annonce en février 2022, "encore sans aucune consultation de la partie malienne", du retrait des forces Barkhane et Takuba, et les "multiples violations" de l'espace aérien par les appareils français malgré l'instauration par les autorités d'une zone d'interdiction aérienne au-dessus d'une vaste partie du territoire."

"Eu égard à ces insuffisances graves ainsi qu'aux atteintes flagrantes à la souveraineté nationale du Mali, le gouvernement de la République du Mali décide de dénoncer le traité de coopération en matière de défense du 16 juillet 2014", a-t-il déclaré.

Les autorités maliennes ont notifié cette dénonciation lundi après-midi aux autorités françaises et elle prendra effet six mois après cette notification, a-t-il précisé.

En revanche, c'est avec "effet immédiat" que les autorités maliennes dénoncent le Sofa (Status of Force Agreement) de mars 2013 encadrant l'engagement de la force française Serval, puis Barkhane, ainsi que le protocole additionnel de mars 2020 s'appliquant aux détachements européens de Takuba, le regroupement d'unités spéciales européennes initié par la France, a-t-il dit.



Coups de machette à Bamako: le Mali rompt les accords de défense : Lignes de défense (ouest-france.fr)

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  LAST UPDATED: 05 OCTOBER 2022





Mali Air Force Su-25 crash


A Sukhoi Su-25 of the Force Aérienne de la République du Mali (Malian Air Force, serial TZ-20C) crashed in Gao, on 4 October, in the north of the country.

The aircraft was acquired last August 2022 as part of a deal strengthening military cooperation between Bamako and Moscow.

The accident claimed the life of the Russian pilot, who was returning from a patrol.

Since May 2021, Mali has been governed by a military junta which overthrew Ibrahim Boubacar Keita nine months earlier.

The transitional authorities blame France for “abandoning Mali in mid-air” after Emmanuel Macron, the French president announced in June 2021 a review of Operation Barkhane, which took over from Intervention Serval in 2014, to fight jihadist groups.Mali Su 25 2 320

To fill the void, Bamako called in Russian “instructors” considered by its Western partners as mercenaries from the private military company Wagner.





https://www.scramble.nl/military-news/mali-air-force-su-25-crash