The European Union Training Mission (EUTM) Mali was tasked with helping to build and train the Malian army to be able to independently counter attacks by armed terrorist groups in the future and to ensure the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country. Members of the Czech Army were deployed there from 2013 to 2022 as an integral part of the mission. Their priorities included training Malian soldiers in the use of firearms. Dummy weapons were used for some tasks, such as this wooden dummy AK assault rifle, which was used by the 7th CAF – EUTM Unit to train the Malian army in 2016.