Major defeat for some, simple tactical retreat for others: after the fall of Kidal and Tessalit, the setbacks of Russian forces in Mali rekindled questions about their capabilities and strategy. But beyond the military shock, another challenge was imposed: hope, on the side of the jihadist and independant assailants, that a "Syrian scenario" would be repeated, in which the Russians would stay away from the conflict. A hypothesis that Moscow quic…
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Major defeat for some, simple tactical retreat for others: after the fall of Kidal and Tessalit, the setbacks of Russian forces in Mali rekindled questions about their capabilities and strategy. But beyond the military shock, another challenge was imposed: hope, on the side of the jihadist and independant assailants, that a "Syrian scenario" would be repeated, in which the Russians would stay away from the conflict. A hypothesis that Moscow quic…