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1. Four Russian paramilitaries from the Wagner Group are killed during an ambush by Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin gunmen in Bandiagara.
   2022-08-17 08:03:22 (First version)
2. Four Russian Wagner Group paramilitaries are killed during an ambush by Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin gunmen in Bandiagara.
   2022-08-17 12:03:28 (Update)
3. Four Russian Wagner Group paramilitaries are killed during an ambush by Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin militants in Bandiagara.
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