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Tuareg fighters claim to have shot down a Russian helicopter in Mali

Low Severity Africa Mali
Date Occurred Jul 06, 2026 01:35 UTC
Event Type General News
Source Al Jazeera
Recorded Jul 06, 2026
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Tuareg fighters in Mali have released footage claiming to have shot down a Russian Africa Corps Mi-24 helicopter.

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https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/7/6/aje-onl-nf_mali-rebels-claim-to-have-shot-down-russian-helicop-050726?traffic_source=rss
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Mali flag Mali
Region Africa
Capital Bamako
Population 2,446,749
GDP / Capita $900.0
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Event Metadata
  • ID #13672
  • Type General News
  • Region Africa
  • Severity Low
  • Indexed Jul 06, 2026
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