ADAD“By making this intervention, we have put Mali first,” Goita said in a broadcast Thursday alongside top government officials. “The act of mutiny in Mali is strongly condemned and inconsistent with U.S. military training and education,” said Marine Corps Lt. Col. Anton T. Semelroth, a Pentagon spokesman. The Malian military will receive no more support from the United States until further review, he added. He had expressed frustration to colleagues about the rising violence in Mali, according to a former U.S. military officer who worked closely with him, sending out videos of torched villages on WhatsApp. Amadou Haya Sanogo — also received military guidance from the United States, including professional military education and basic officer training.

Source: Washington Post August 21, 2020 11:55 UTC