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Sahel military rule delivers neither security nor politics; abuses mount

Claim

Military rule in the Sahel has delivered neither security nor a political path, while abuses and instability mount.

Normative Conclusion

Managed collapse

Keywords

losinglost controllosesseizeseizedcapturecapturedadvanceadvancingoffensivecoordinatedsimultaneousblockadesiegeencirclexpandspreadspreadingsweepingunprecedentedsplinterpress attacksunder pressureoverrunno longer controltipping point

Activity Timeline

Where this position appears

8 positions

Sahel military transition zone206

Managed collapseWestern and Allied States45 pub.

Junta consolidation and sovereigntist realignment105

Democratic closureEuropean Union32 pub.

Tuareg separatism and the northern Mali question86

Unresolved territorial claimWestern and Allied States26 pub.

Jihadist insurgency and territorial contest39

State losing ground

Matched Events

Mali's Defense Minister Killed in Coordinated Attacks

Apr 26, 202617

Coordinated attacks hit military sites across Mali

Apr 25, 202616

Tuareg rebels in control of key Mali town after attacks - Africa - World

Apr 27, 202612

France urges citizens to leave Mali as junta claims control

Apr 29, 202611

Mali leader Goita takes defense minister role after predecessor killed