Rebels jeered Putin’s troops out of a key African town. Now his regional grip is slipping away

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Egypt Independent

Abuja — When Russian forces withdrew last month from the strategic stronghold of Kidal in northern Mali — retreating under the jeers of the very rebels they were sent to crush — they surrendered more than just territory. Observers characterize the withdrawal of the Kremlin-backed Africa Corps as a humiliating blow to Moscow’s prestige as a The post Rebels jeered Putin’s troops out of a key African town.