Could the United States Make a Difference in Mali?

Jihadist and separatist rebels in Mali, including JNIM and FLA, recently inflicted significant military losses on Malian and Russian forces, prompting calls for U.S. intervention. The coalition killed Mali's Defense Minister Sadio Camara and captured Kidal, a symbolic victory for separatists, while Mali's president, Assimi Goïta, has relied on Russian paramilitary groups like Wagner and faced criticism for human rights abuses.