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1. Mali asks for private military help from Russia to fight extremist terrorism in the country, according to a news outlet citing Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov.
   2021-09-25 21:06:26 (First version)
2. Mali asks for private military help from Russia's Wagner Group to fight extremist terrorism in the country, according to a news outlet citing Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov.
   2021-09-27 07:06:30 (Update)
3. Mali recruits Russia's PMC Wagner Group to fight Islamic terrorism in the country, according to a news outlet citing Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov.
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