Wagner mercenaries, Mali army accused of killing civilians

Mali: Armed Islamist Attack on Convoy Kills 34 Civilians
An apparent Islamist armed group attacked a civilian convoy escorted by Malian armed forces and allied militias in northeastern Mali on February 7, 2025, killing at least 34 civilians and injuring 34 others.
Mali's security crisis deepens as 20 killed in attack by Wagner mercenaries and army
Mali, run by a military junta following coups in 2020 and 2021, has spent the past dozen years mired in a security crisis due to violence by groups affiliated to Al-Qaeda and Islamic State
Sources: Wagner mercenaries, Mali army accused of killing civilians
The nongovernmental organization Human Rights Watch in December denounced the "atrocities" committed against civilians by the Malian army and its Russian ally Wagner, as well as by Islamist armed groups.
25 civilians killed in an attack by gunmen in Mali
Mali's military says gunmen have attacked a convoy of vehicles escorted by the army, killing 25 civilians mostly gold miners
25 civilians killed in Mali as army-escorted convoy faces massive attack by gunmen
The attack took place near Gao, Mali’s largest city in the northeast region where armed rebels often stage attacks on the ruling military junta. A spokesperson for the military declined to comment on
Wagner mercenaries and Mali army accused of killing civilians near Gao
Around 20 people were killed in northern Mali when the vehicles they were travelling in came under attack earlier this week with local sources saying Wagner mercenaries and Mali's army were responsible.
Northern Mali rebels say army killed 24 civilians, army reports clashes
A Tuareg-dominated rebel alliance in northern Mali accused Malian soldiers, accompanied by Russian Wagner mercenaries, of killing 24 civilians travelling north to Algeria from the city of Gao, as the army reported clashes in the region.
Azawad fighters ambush Malian soldiers, Wagner forces, kill 6
At least six Malian soldiers and Wagner mercenaries have been killed in an ambush they had set for a vehicle belonging to the Azawad Liberation Front, about 80 kilometers from Anéfis in the Kidal region.
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