Mali’s Glorious “Armored” Corps

New video on the Malian Army's conventional force structure, how they task force in GTIAs, what major vehicles are in service, and a brief overview of the conflict's geography for those who aren't familiar.

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[17] https://www.bruxelles2.eu/en/2019/08/les-maliens-formes-au-casspir/

[18] https://www.military.africa/2020/02/malian-army-now-operating-paramount-marauder-mraps/

[19] https://www.military.africa/2018/12/mali-receives-24-storm-4x4-armored-personnel-carriers-from-qatar/

[20] https://www.military.africa/2020/01/uae-gifts-30-typhoon-mraps-to-mali-to-support-counter-terror-operations/

[21] https://www.military.africa/2020/02/uae-donates-cougar-4x4-armoured-vehicles-to-mali/

[22] https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2021/05/10/germany-gives-malian-army-new-ott-technologies-armoured-vehicles,109664449-art

[23] https://www.military.africa/2023/03/mali-receives-norinco-vp11-mrap-and-lynx-cs-vp11-atv/

[24] https://bulgarianmilitary.com/2023/06/17/china-delivered-norincos-wz-551-ifvs-and-vp11-mraps-to-mali/

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[30] https://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PA00XKZG.pdf page 63-64

[31] Shurkin, Pezard & Zimmerman (2017), "Mali's Next Battle: Improving Counterterrorism Capabilities", page 16

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[37] https://www.voaafrique.com/a/au-moins-quatre-soldats-tu%C3%A9s-dans-l-explosion-d-une-mine-au-mali/4461646.html

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[39] https://bamada.net/kita-pose-de-la-1ere-pierre-du-camp-militaire-pour-le-35eme-regiment-dinfanterie-motorisee

[40] https://eutmmali.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/N11-Frenchpdf.pdf , page 8

[41] "JOURNAL OFFICIEL DE LA REPUBLIQUE DU MALI", 62nd year, no. 13, 23 April 2021, page 497

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[44] "BASE DOCUMENTAIRE TACTIQUE À L’USAGE DES STAGIAIRES DE L’ÉCOLE D’ÉTAT-MAJOR", Édition 2e semestre 2017 – 1 er semestre 2018, French Army

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[46] https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/malian-type-62/ 

[47] https://www.facebook.com/LesForcesArmeesMaliennes/posts/pfbid032r7jm8bau9jZvvrY88omkShJ9iDvCMeqidv98xiMcrBih3jUPLaaL3PTgVcAD8e4l/

[48] https://fama.ml/diema-pose-de-la-premiere-pierre-du-nouveau-camp-militaire

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[51] https://web.archive.org/web/20200831095045/https://www.fama.ml/secteur-4-de-loperation-maliko-des-militaires-sur-les-regles-du-dih/

[52] "JOURNAL OFFICIEL DE LA REPUBLIQUE DU MALI", 63rd year, no. 28, 9 September 2022, page 1144-1145

[53] "JOURNAL OFFICIEL DE LA REPUBLIQUE DU MALI", 63rd year, no. 28, 9 September 2022, page 1146

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[56] https://www.fama.ml/gtia1-keletigui-ceremonie-de-fin-de-mission-et-de-remise-des-lettres-de-felicitations

[57] https://www.fama.ml/rcp-le-gtia-nangui-decouvre-son-fanion

[58] https://fama.ml/en/anefif-the-fama-provides-food-and-medical-assistance-to-the-populations

[59] http://www.depechesdumali.com/politique/36552-operation-keletigui-le-gtia-2-maintient-la-pression-sur-les-groupes-armes-terroristes-dans-le-cercle-de-tominian.html