Izihonga zihlasele iMali neBurkina Faso sukulunye
Kubhubhe amasosha ali-15 kanye nezakhamuzi eziyisithupha ngesikhathi kuhlaselwa eMali naseBurkina Faso ngeSonto. Amadelakufa ashayele izimoto ebezigcwele iziqhumane ezinkambini zamasosha maphakathi neMali ngaphambi kokuntwela kokusa, kusho amasosha esitatimendeni. Kwashona abayisithupha kwathi abali-15 balimala ekamu laseSevare, kwathi abahlanu balimala kwezinye izindawo ezimbili.
Ngaphesheya komngcele enyakatho yeBurkina Faso, ukuhlasela kwamasosha ngesikhathi esisodwa eGaskinde nasePobe-Mengao ekuseni kwabulala amasosha ayisishiyagalolunye kanye nezakhamuzi eziyisithupha, okuhlanganisa nababili ababengamalungu eqembu lokuzivikela elihlomile, kusho amasosha esitatimendeni. Babalelwa ku-30 abalimele kulokhu kuhlasela okubili.
Amasosha ezempi ahlwithe amandla eMali naseBurkina Faso eminyakeni emibili edlule, ethembisa ukuhlinzeka ngokuvikeleka okukhulu kunabandulela abakhethwe ngentando yeningi. Kodwa ukuhlasela ngobudlova izakhamuzi namasosha kusaqhubeka. Amasosha awo womabili la mazwe asolwa ngokuhlukumeza izakhamuzi emzamweni wawo wokuqeda ama-Islamist emiphakathini yasemaphandleni asogwadule.
Inkinga yaqala eMali ngowezi-2012 ngesikhathi amaSulumane ethatha izintambo enyakatho. Amabutho avela kumbuso wamakholoni angaphambilini iFrance abaphindisele emuva, kodwa baphinde bahlangana futhi ngokushesha base behlasela eduze kwenhlokodolobha eseningizimu iBamako. Phakathi neminyaka, amaqembu axhumene ne-al Qaeda kanye ne-Islamic State asakazeka futhi adala umonakalo eBurkina Faso naseNiger, naphezu kwemizamo yamazwe ngamazwe eholwa yiFrance yokuwamisa. Izinkulungwane ziye zafa futhi izigidi ziye zaxoshwa.
Iqembu elibusayo elaketula uhulumeni waseMali ngesikhathi kuketulwa umbuso ngowezi-2020 selicele usizo emasosheni azimele eqembu laseRussia iWagner Group, asolwa ngokuhlukumeza kwamanye amazwe futhi agunyazwa yi-European Union. IMali neRussia phambilini bake bathi abasibona ababulali bezempi kodwa bangabaqeqeshi abasiza amasosha endawo ngemishini ethengwe eRussia. UHulumeni waseRussia uyakuphika ubudlelwano neWagner Group.
