Ground Zero: Mali – Insurgents vs. The Malian Army (Part 1)

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Ground Zero: Mali – Insurgents vs. The Malian Army (Part 1)


Ground Zero: Mali was shot in Gao, Mali, on February 21, 2013. It’s basically the first legitimate combat footage to come out of the war there. Normally the French ban journalists from the frontlines and film a sanitized version of the fighting themselves and then distribute it to the media.

In this case, the insurgents came to us: they…

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24 Comments

  1. Let’s be real, they filmed tens of hours of footage, the editors made a choice just to include every hilarious moment they could find. Salute

  2. Yeah no wonder, they needed the French to bail them out for 10 years…. now we'll see how their hired russian mercenaries will help them

  3. Honestly not bad. I’ve seen so many documentaries on poorly trained armies in Africa/Middle East trying to fight terrorists and these guys actually had a bit of competence and tactics and weren’t scared to actually do some fighting.

  4. and now imagine how they'll do without the French to bail them out. I guess they could call the Russian mercenaries the government has hired. but let's be honest if their performance in Libya is any Guide Wagner PMC won't achieve anything in Mali either except maybe a few more Aïgbado's

  5. Real G. I. Joes there. The Major and the Corporal stood in the middle of the street while a gunfight was ongoing LOL. Then the Major whimpered like a girl when he was hit LOL!

  6. let the Mongol Army of Genghis Khan take care of this..just replace their bows and arrows and swords with rifles and artillery and air support. allow to learn in one month..

  7. Let’s be real, they filmed tens of hours of footage, the editors made a choice just to include every hilarious moment they could find. Salute