What the f**k is happening in Mali?
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The host identifies a new server wipe in Mali and uses maps to locate the country while outlining the surrounding conflict context.
Asmongold dives into Mali’s real-world turmoil and compares it to in-game chaos, mixing on-the-ground reporting with offbeat humor and sharp cultural commentary.
Summary
In a fast-paced 34-minute stream, Asmongold (playing devil’s advocate and riffing off current events) tracks a “server wipe” metaphor to Mali, West Africa. He hops between maps, real-world context, and a string of chaotic clips, alternating between concern, curiosity, and comic critique. He notes a surge in insurgent activity and political upheaval since a 2020 coup, then riffs on the influx of weapons, vehicles, and foreign involvement as if analyzing a long-running game. The video’s texture comes from chaotic on-screen footage, casual mispronunciations, and pop-culture references—turning a serious topic into a stream-of-consciousness commentary that blends Africa’s conflict dynamics with Rust-like warfare vibes. He touches on NATO, Russia, and Western presence, and frequently switches to lighter observations about Toyotas, drones, and even a humorous comparison to a safari-park view of Africa. The result is a provocative mix: uncomfortable truths about ongoing violence, plus entertaining dissection of media framing and online discourse. By the end, Asmongold foregrounds the idea that these clashes are a persistent, under-reported reality that deserves more attention than it usually gets in mainstream outlets. This isn’t a polished news briefing; it’s a chaotic reflexive take on current events, filtered through gaming culture and meme-driven commentary.
Key Takeaways
- Mali has experienced renewed insurgent activity since the 2020 coup, with clashes near Bamako and other major towns noted in recent reports.
- The discussion highlights the persistence of armed groups—some linked to Tuareg separatism and jihadist ideologies—and the involvement of international actors, including Western and Russian dynamics.
- Asmongold uses humor and cultural references (Toyotas as a running joke, drone vs. ground combat, and meme-worthy footage) to process and communicate on a heavy topic, illustrating how online communities discuss real-world violence.
- Footage and commentary point to a broader pattern: conflict in Africa often receives fragmented coverage in Western media, creating a perceived gap between reality and reporting.
- The segment connects real-world conflict to gaming analogies (server wipes, PvP events, and supply lines), suggesting a familiar frame for viewers but also inviting critical reflection on media sensationalism.
- There’s an undercurrent of critique about how media, policymakers, and audiences engage with Africa’s ongoing crises, emphasizing the need for more nuanced, sustained attention beyond hot takes.
- The video underscores the complexity of international influence in Mali, including coups, counter-coups, and shifting alliances that complicate the security landscape.
Who Is This For?
Essential viewing for gamers and current-events listeners who want a raw, gamer-flavored take on Mali’s ongoing conflict and the way Western media covers it. It’s also a useful watch for viewers curious about how online communities react to real-world violence through memes and pop culture references.
Notable Quotes
"There has been a server wipe in Africa apparently."
—Intro framing: using a gaming metaphor to describe real-world upheaval in Mali.
"There are militants capturing a governor's palace. They got the governor's palace now."
—Describes rapid shifts in control on the ground, reflecting the volatility being discussed.
"The same bikes, the same trucks. Honestly, what is this? Another Toyota?"
—Humorous recurring motif tying military hardware and durable vehicles to the conflict.
"It's crazy that they still using these old strats... you could probably do this if you had one airplane."
—Commentary on military tech disparity and strategic choices in the conflict.
"I feel like nobody talks about this stuff in the media... it doesn't fit the agenda."
—Critique of mainstream coverage and the visibility of Africa's conflicts in Western media.
Questions This Video Answers
- Why is Mali experiencing renewed violence after the 2020 coup?
- How does Western media typically cover conflicts in Africa, and what are its blind spots?
- What role do external powers (Russia, France, NATO) play in Mali right now?
- Why do gamers compare real-world events to server wipes or PvP in Rust?
- What are the main armed groups in Mali, and what do we know about Tuareg separatists and jihadist factions?
AsmongoldMali conflictWest Africainsurgency2020 Malian coupTuareg separatismjihadist groupsinternational involvementmedia coveragegaming culture
Full Transcript
Oh, there is a new server wipe. There has been a server wipe in Africa apparently. Uh what country is this? Let me go and find it. Uh Mali. Mali. Uh so this is Let's go back. I'll show you guys what's going on in this country. And where is it? I'll pull it up on the Google Maps. Where the [ __ ] is it? All righty. Um maps. There it is. Google Maps. and we'll zoom over Maui. Okay, so it I think it's West Africa, right? Something like that. And it is a Yeah. Yeah, there it is. There it is.
So, we have right here, this is this is the country right now that is having a new server wipe. Now, what's happened in Mali? Uh, basically, uh, they're killing each other again. I know, big surprise. They're killing each other again. This happened in 2021. Now, it's happening again. And so let's take a look and see what this country is like. Okay. And where is it? And where is it? Here terrain. C. Do we have any images of this? Are there any images of mount? There's no place that you can even zoom in on any of these place.
Oh, here we go. Here. Well, what's it like over there? That I mean that that could be Texas. Like that's fine. That's not so bad. I mean, this is not I mean, like, look, you go to Africa and I mean, that's what's in Africa, right? I mean, that that's it. That that that's what that's Africa. I don't know what the hell you expect. And so that's Arizona. Could be rural. This could be rural Texas. Yeah, it could be. Maybe. You're right. All right. Well, let's see. Besides this. All right. What about over? Oh, this is a construction place.
That's all right. That's not so bad. What about over here? This is not so bad. I don't think it's that bad. Like, I I don't like this. Look at all the food they got. Oh, they got all the food. Look at all this food they got going on here. Like, they got food. They even have food over there. Oh my. Why is it does nobody over there throw away garbage? Do they not have trash cans? Like why why don't they just put it in a garbage can? Wh what the what the [ __ ] wrong with them?
Like I I don't understand. Why bother? I mean I guess like I don't know what to say. And so let me go back. All right. All right. So that's one area in here. All right. What about over in Let's see. Is there another big city in Maui? I don't know anything about this [ __ ] place. So let's see. Are there any other places? So I just want you guys to get an idea of the kind of country this place is, right? Okay. This seems like to be the only good place. So basically, here's a really good way to tell.
Um, just as a general reality, the countries that are closer to the middle are the ones that are the worst. Like, I'm going to click on this dot. We're going to see what it is. Never mind. Wow. This is better than my store. Okay, never mind. Like I I I All right. What about in this country here? Nah, nah, nah, nah. There's There's no way. There's no way they got these countries looking like this is this is better than my 7-Eleven. There's This is glutenfree. Wait, this isn't what? There's no Okay, this that that's See, that's more LIKE IT.
THAT THAT'S WHAT I WAS THINKING that it was gonna It's literally just a pile of rocks. Yeah. See, this is this Yeah. Get it. All right. There we go. That's Hungarian, mate. Yeah. Okay. Only the store scrape. They're killing each other. I don't know about that. So, anyway, so Maui is having a PvP event. Uh that's basically what's been going on here. This is I mean honestly like damn. Wait, what the [ __ ] Is this like one of those Wait a minute. Is this like one of those like tourist areas where you get to live next to the people like it's a zoo?
Like I've seen this and like I and I'm sorry I'm using language that's like kind of bad, but like they really do treat Africa like a [ __ ] zoo. They do. They they go out there and they look around at these people like they're [ __ ] animals. It's it's [ __ ] weird. It's extremely [ __ ] weird. I don't like it. made me laugh. Yes. And like a safari like Cuba kind of like Cuba but South America. Holy [ __ ] man. It's ridiculous. Like I don't know. Like any I I hate to say this, but like when I hear I just Never mind.
Never mind. You know what? Never mind. I'm not going to I don't need to give my opinion on everything. I don't have to give my opinion and every intrusive thought that I have. Um, le let's just not What was the name of the country? It was started with an N. Yeah, I I don't know really what it could have been. I have no idea. Started with an N. And uh why does the roof have a sink? I don't know. Like maybe they want to sit up on the roof. Who the [ __ ] knows? And uh yeah, nobody has any idea.
Why would a random sink be on the roof? I maybe there's I don't I don't know. Maybe people want to stay up there and have like nice like little events. So there has been a server wipe in Mali. You can see this here. Uh convoy of jihadist militants with the geratas. Uh I I mean like okay the [ __ ] the crazy I guess the uh jihadist guys. Um moving south through the town of Katy just northwest of Mali's capital with small clashes reportedly taking place against elements of MAR. Oh, here we go. Look at him go.
Some things never change. Look at that. Usual suspects. There are. Nope. The same bikes, the same trucks. Honestly, what is this? Another Toyota? They need to just go and say I don't know how they could do the framing for this, but they have to show like American military might and then these Toyota trucks 20 years later still going down the road in Africa. what there's and and look at how big the look look I mean you have a [ __ ] 50 cal probably in the back here or at least like a [ __ ] M249 like a big a big [ __ ] machine gun right you have like five dudes in the back of this truck and it's going down like it's no big deal it's impressive this is a crazy ad for Toyota Toyota makes reliable vehicles yeah like I remember seeing this when I was a kid And they're still doing it now.
And so, oh, this is later on, but we'll get to that. Militants C. Oh, here's a gas station. Here's another one. Look. True. Max shooting. No, this is uh this is where they got it from. We'll get them all. Good. You're trying to use it as a gun. Like, what do you mean you're going to use it as a gun? Why are you shooting sideways? What the hell are you doing? Like, jeez. What are you watching move? Like, they have I guess they got movies over there, right? Yeah, I guess they got movies. Okay, here we go.
So, this is another city. All right, here we go. Look at all that. Look at him go. Sorry about the audio. Mhm. They have saxophones, too. Oh, boy. They should get saxophones. We a new crusade. As I said, bro, the moment that the pope ordains the new crusade is the moment. This is the day I I'll go back to church that day. I I'll read the news. I'll say, "Okay." All right. Say less. I got it. Why is this ASMR? I don't know why it's weird like that. Look at him go, man. There's a whole ass.
The Pope doesn't have the balls. I know. And uh where are the Toyotas? Well, they probably got them in the back, right? They're probably a little bit slower. And uh yeah, exist. What? Um but guns exist. So, what would the crusaders use? Drones. Yeah, just put a drone with a cross on it. Fly it in. Won't blow them up. That's the 12th crusade. How about that? Seems pretty good to me. Yes. Pacross on him. Yeah. Holy drones. Yeah. Holy drones. There you go. Yeah. Go. You know that. And And yo, NO, YOU'RE RIGHT. I FORGOT.
I mean, Monty Python had the holy hand grenades, right? It only took 30 years for it to come true. [ __ ] I mean, you already had the you you had the foundation laid beforehand. So, what's the problem with that? Oh, there's no argument argument in chat. Yeah, call it holy doves. Yeah, exactly. The holy drones. Holy hand grenades. I know. And uh what is this? Oh, this is now this was in America. Real quick, real quick. will watch this. Actually, was it in America? Let me see. Might have been in Canada. Um, no, I don't even know, but it could have been somewhere.
Let me turn the music up. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Yeah. bouncing around. Here we go. Here we go. What are you doing? This is your Amazon shipment in the back in the back of this truck. Hey, your anime model of Aqua from Konosuba. It's in the back of this truck. OKAY. HEARTBEAT. It's so stupid. They're just so [ __ ] stupid. Why? I don't know. Are you sure you press the blue button in the whole world? No. In America? YES. I I love how this guy is already He's not even Nothing even hurt him. Oh. Oh, no.
No. Oh, I guess he did hit his head. He did hit his head. Okay. Oh my god. Look at them all. What a bunch of [ __ ] idiots. And uh the poor dude in the front. Oh, he probably got out of it. Maybe [ __ ] his leg up a little bit, but he'd be all right. And uh anyway, his brakes probably gave out, maybe. I don't know. And uh a major car bomb exploded. Uh oh. Uh oh. Here we go. Here we go. We got even more of this. Like this [ __ ] has honestly been [ __ ] insane. Like uh watching some of these videos.
Let me see here. Oh, here's another one. Militants have captured a governor's palace. They got the governor's palace now. This is going viral yesterday. A broadcast about being right-wing. Is this the woman? Let me see if there it is. LET ME look at the hands raised. Hands raised. Emoji emoji. What are they [ __ ] with the fan for? Why would you hit the fan? That's See, that's why it's going to be a [ __ ] hole. There's a button to push the fan on. What are you doing hitting the [ __ ] fan around? This is why we can't have nice things.
This is it. Probably never seen one. I wonder. I I I wonder. I have no idea. The flag of Maui is lowered and the flag of Azawad Liberation Front is raised at a military base. Take it down, guys. Uh-huh. It's a small flag. What is this guy? What is this flag? Where is he at? Let me see. Can I show it? Is he showing the flag? There it is. There it is. All right. Right, bro. Like, and he's he's kitted out. The thing is for like day one on a rust wipe, that is a crazy load out.
Like, look at that. Like, he's got that [ __ ] on. He does. Like, look at that. Like, wow. Is that Dave? Yeah, exactly. Like, honestly, that looks pretty good. Like, I mean, there there's some aura that you get from that, right? I mean, damn, bro's going to die. Oh, yeah. They probably get killed. They're probably already dead. This video is from maybe yesterday, so they're probably already dead by now. But like, it does look pretty cool. Kick France out because of Bon. Oh, this is the new one. Oh, here it is. Jesus. All these guns cost millions, bro.
Where are they getting the money? Where are they getting all these guns? Nobody knows. Nobody has any idea. Surprise. There's even more of this. Oh my [ __ ] god. And then look, he's trying to take a photo. Oh my god. And uh yeah, not a surprise. Oh my god. Seen the Jablin missile in Afghanistan. Look at all this stuff they got going on here. Oh my god. So yeah, there's a massive insurgency like uprising in in this country right now. It's insane. China, Russia, final answer. Yeah, we're probably selling them guns, too. Oh my god. Look at the Oh wow.
Look at that. Jesus Christ. Next to a shipping container. Holy [ __ ] The classic Allah Akbar in the back of a Toyota truck with a 50 caliber machine gun mounted to the back of it. I have been seeing this for my entire life. My entire life. This is all they've been doing. Wow. Timeless. Yeah. The same one. Yeah, it's probably the same truck. You're right. Oh my god. So, yeah. Anyway, um this has been going on and uh let me see if I can show any more of these clips. I I now personally I find this to just be incredibly interesting.
Like you you don't really hear about this on the media or anything, right? You don't. I think you should. Uh 5 years ago, Maui was under NATO protection. They had the full US and France on call bases, everything, the full package. Then their military staged the coup, kicked both out, then replaced them with Russia for some reason. This is the result. Jesus, you got to admit it's great marketing for Toyota. It is. Maybe Toyota should be paying for these. And uh this is Okay, there's one more. One more. Let's get him. My favorite part is that everybody else is just driving around like it's normal.
Like the shipping this like, you know, like [ __ ] supply truck is like, "Yep. Well, it looks like we're having another one." Well, sure hope I get to sure hope I get there on time. And keep in mind, yes, chat, nobody's fat. No fat people. Hey. Messier than your room. My room's actually really clean. I don't know what you're talking about. My room's extremely clean. Look at that, bro. Like, that's a that's a full squad. I mean, you got to admit, right? It's like I mean, they're probably having the time of their life. I mean, think about it.
Like, you are you are squatted up with everybody. You're driving down like this is probably this is probably the highlight of their life. Now, it will probably also be the end of their life, but it will it's probably the highlight of their life, true though. Yeah. I'm just saying he's got a motorcycle. Yeah, that's a nice one. Oh, I saw that one. I just watched that. I'll watch that. No, man. I watch. All the homies from the village. Yeah. Uh, to be fair, something like this ever happens in my country, I'm joining a side. It doesn't matter which side.
I'm joining one. Seems like a badass way to go. I don't think so. Like if if this happened in America, I would just be like, "Guys, I'm going to hide in the bathroom. I'm going to hide in the b I don't want to get shot. I don't like I mean obviously like I mean if you if you had to I guess you had to, right? I mean you get drafted or something. But like if it wasn't for that, bro, I'd roach the [ __ ] out. Like cuz especially cuz I mean you got the drone like you see that [ __ ] over in Ukraine where like it's like the drone plays like you know it's like Ukrainian drone that plays the like the Ukrainian national anthem then drops a grenade on a Russian soldier and it blows them up and it's like oh [ __ ] that.
That sounds that's awful. Like I don't want to have that app. That sucks. It's not even like heroic or anything. It just just drops a bomb on you. Beep beep. Boom. It's an awful way to go. Yeah. Sucks. And uh you need a shotgun specifically for drones. Yeah. It's like spawn camping. Well, it's like it's like in one of those [ __ ] uh you know, Civilization games where you out tech the other side and then you you just totally run them over. That's that's what really happens. I think that's it. And um but yeah, there's a massive civil war.
I'm gonna see if there's any more of this I I can show you guys. But um uh then we're gonna move on to another one that I think is uh is very [ __ ] funny. I'm going to keep playing Xbox because this is this is another ad that um you know I had linked. I was going to look at it today anyway. They make anti- drone ammo for AR-15s now. Maybe you remember the Ukrainian drone video of the guy in the outhouse. Yeah. Yeah. And he's like, "Wait, please come back later." Or something like that. Yeah.
I I It's something stupid. And uh where is it? Here. But isn't it crazy how um uh I mean I guess like maybe war like I don't know uh if it's a good way to to type it or not. And uh yeah there's all this like it's crazy to me that like if you go and you look at like let me think of example like let me look on CNN if they're even talking about this. I feel like nobody like basically there are these PVP events that happen in Africa and like nobody ever even talks about it.
Like in like Sudan, millions of people are getting killed. It's just a [ __ ] [ __ ] meat grinder and like nobody even knows this is going on. It doesn't fit the agenda. Yeah, it's another server wipe. Exactly. Like that's it. And uh French News covers this thing. Well, I mean, seeing how about BBC? I should have searched BBC News, but you know, it's okay. Did they talk about it? All right. All right. No, this is this is not so bad. They they actually put a video out about this. That that's all right. All right. Let's see what they're saying.
Okay. I want to take you now to Mali in West Africa. Some developing news that we've been keeping across for the last few hours. Armed forces, which also head the government there, say armed groups attacked several of their positions across the country. Witnesses reported intense fighting in a town near the capital Bamako where leader lives and other key cities in Mali as well. The military jun which took power after a coup in 2020 now claims the militant groups have been repulsed, their equipment destroyed and have urged people to stay calm. Well, these are some of the pictures which came into us earlier showing an area near the best news from the French outside Bama.
Well, the French it makes sense. Didn't the French didn't they like kind of like I mean they colonize the [ __ ] out of Africa, right? orders were deployed to block off roads in the area and we could hear some uh gunfire in the distance. UK's foreign office has advised against all travel to Marvi. It's kind of like uh you know like you you'll let a uh it's like I feel like the French they want to check in on them, right? It's like you let a parrot out into the uh into the woods and you come back every once in a while.
You see if you can find them, you know, the attacks. Speak to BBC Africa. Where is Maroi Okafo now? Just bring us right up there. What's the latest? Well, the latest is um things seem not to be completely calm in some parts of um Mali. Things seem to be not completely calm. That's cra dude. Jesus, I've never said like you thought Tyler one was bad. Holy [ __ ] residents that I've spoken with saying he's got to wear headphones in security presence and some gunfires are still being heard around some parts of the capital city and even um residents say they woke up early this morning to sound of explosions um Bamaku and even people say they also heard explosions at the military base just near Bamaku which is the capital city of bonfire have also been heard in many parts um the military um leader uh and the military in the country have told people to be calm that they pushing back at um what they've called terrorist groups that have attacked parts of the city.
I think yeah I think they're terrorists seems like and do we have any confirmation is there any confirmation yet of who these armed groups actually are? There aren't any official confirmations from any of the um active groups that are in in the city. However, um we do know that the spokesperson of FLA, which is a group that is um pushing for separation out of the country, a Tuare ethnic group, have said that they actually um did take part of the the the cities, but this can be independently confirmed yet as a country still look at that.
It's been out for thousands of years confirmed. I don't know why they can't get their [ __ ] together. I I don't I don't get it. Like I mean like godamn guys like come the [ __ ] on. But but there are lots of it is what it is already years that have been active in my [ __ ] problem in in Mali and just briefly remind us if you can so the military in charge of the country at the moment. Okay. So in 2020 the military took power under um the general Asim Goita and he promised that he was going to push back and clam down on insurgency which has plagued the country for many years now for years have seen attacks from Turkled groups um that are trying to sort of enforce their presence and even take over parts of the country but also there are um al Qaeda allied groups like Janim that are very al-Qaeda of course in the country and even the um groups that have also been allied to Islamic State that are now increasingly being active in the country and this was the background to which the military took over power but since 2020 we have also seen attacks continuing to happen and this is practically after the country um sort of severe ties with western partners and moved closer Seems like it's not so bad.
Russia machine which has been supporting them. Yeah. How'd that go for you guys? Huh? You should have stayed with us. Yeah. Where's Russia? Russia's already losing two wars. They're losing with Iran. They're losing with Ukraine now. Maybe they can Hey, maybe they can lose with you guys, too. How about that? Yeah. Yeah. Keep it up. This the security situation in the country, but haven't been completely calm. Um even in recent years, they lost Syria, too. I forgot about Syria. They've lost so many of them. I forgot you forgot Venez I forgot Venezuela. Yeah. Uh no, for sure.
Definitely. That's going to be a lot better. Oh my god. What is your LSF users calling out mods for removing a signpost? What this is your belittles public's deli workers? Wait, what? Removed by moderator. What? What the [ __ ] is this? Like what's going on? But anyway, actually before I before I look at that, um it's really surprising to me that a lot of people don't talk about this stuff. Like I I I find it to be very interesting. I do. I I find it to be interesting. I like keeping up with this, especially my favorite part about keeping up with this is remembering that it is um you know thousands of miles away from me.
See us here at all. Yeah. He belittles them. Oh, I do the same thing. I mean like Jesus. Well, you're both pricks, I guess. Can't wait for the new. OH MY GOD. HOLY, DUDE. Like they got it. Oh my god. Missed every shot. Yeah. I actually I I've I figured it out. So, this is the Toyota commercial. At the beginning, it shows old footage in like 1996 of al-Qaeda driving a Toyota truck with a 50 caliber machine gun mounted on the back of it for an insurgency. And then after that it cuts to like 30 seconds of the most crazy kill cam explosions, bombing runs, like [ __ ] airplane attacks and everything from the United States.
Like huge explosions, you know, missiles raining down and and then after that it cuts to the year 2026 and the same model of Toyota truck driving still. And then you just end it and it just says one word, durable. I'm telling you, bro. Like that really I honestly think that could that could sell a lot of [ __ ] trucks, man. Golf war tough. Yeah. [ __ ] gen. Yep. There it is. And uh one dude, this guy in chat, you're actually this is insane. This is actually so good. One regime never changes. Wow. That is Holy [ __ ] bro.
That is so good. Hire him, dude. This guy Yeah. Get him on the payroll right now. That's crazy. That's [ __ ] funny, man. So peak it is. Write that down. Write that down. Yeah, I know. I almost banned them by habit. I don't ban that many people. I ban like maybe like 10 people a day at most. Some days I don't ban anybody. They going to show anything. These guys got to get better dash cams. Yeah. People want to watch this. You know the It's probably so hot outside, too. But I I bet it's probably hot as hell.
What are they saying? I don't know. Probably like they're over there. Shoot I wish I had my translator. Yeah, exactly. And there it is. Just driving around. Holy [ __ ] man. They're really out there. Yeah, they're really out there. Holy [ __ ] No air conditioning. Yeah, I'd be mad as [ __ ] You imagine that? Oh my god. Jesus Christ. See, I don't know how like what's crazy to me. I don't know how they don't just go bull like can't you I mean you probably could get rid of most of these guys with like just like a handful of tanks and [ __ ] right?
Like if you had a tank that could intercept a few RPG rounds, you could probably like knock out all these guys. Like, but do they really just like not even have that? Like, they're just getting roll like a I mean, an air strike is like I mean, if you had one airplane, I feel like this would basically be over. And so, like, I I don't even know what to say. Like, they can't like do they not have like a $100 drones? Yeah. is like it's crazy that they're still using these old strats and [ __ ] you
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