⚡️🇲🇱 In Gao, Mali, most of the city has fell into the hands of the FLA and Al-Qaeda, Russian elements have, for once, decided not to retreat and instead stay barricaded inside the city limits with their Malian allies.

Gunfights have been rare to break out this day as trying to remove the Malians and the Russians from their positions will heavily cost FLA/JNIM alot of soldiers, but it is unlikely for the Malians and the Russians to survive a prolonged siege if it was fought to the end, as reinforcements are simply non-existent.

@medmannews