well they wont get any practice w their marksman training but they mite improve their overall setup and teamwork
and thats what every serious army does before using live ammunition. You just don't send out a bunch of 19 year olds out with live ammo on their second day at basics. However when it comes to Mali...they are probably just very poor.
In Mali the Jihadi militias send out 9 year olds with AK 47's and live ammo to conduct training exercises on civilians who've broken Shariah law.