Re: Stomp stomp!

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Though I must confess myself less interested by the siege at Léré than by the staggering drainage to its east.


Posted by: mc | Link to this comment | 12-19-24 7:58 AM
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Well, at least you've addressed my immediate first concern, which is that (amusingly) the map in the article doesn't include Léré. Via Wikipedia, it apparently got some military attention last year too.


Posted by: lurid keyaki | Link to this comment | 12-19-24 8:06 AM
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1: That would be the Inland Niger Delta.


Posted by: teofilo | Link to this comment | 12-19-24 6:28 PM
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This is the usual "governments that depend on Russia for security are fucked" story, right? See Armenia and Syria.


Posted by: Unfoggetarian: "Pause endlessly, then go in" (9) | Link to this comment | 12-19-24 8:09 PM
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Yeah, some googling about Wagner and Mali turns up this:

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/01/world/africa/russia-wagner-mercenaries-mali.html


Posted by: Unfoggetarian: "Pause endlessly, then go in" (9) | Link to this comment | 12-19-24 8:11 PM
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