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Aug 27, 2021 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
Recently collected data from #Ansongo and #Gao has come in on the effects of the @Orange_Mali network disturbances over the past few weeks. Jihadist actors (notably ISGS for the areas mentioned above) have targeted telephone antennae. 1/n #Mali
Targeting the phone networks ramped up following the death of ISGS commander, Abdoulhakim al-Saharaoui. The impact of the network disturbances are widespread. First, people living in these areas rely on phone communication to simply let their relatives know they are alive 2/n