US EditionAs Russia’s Africa Corps fights in Mali, witnesses describe atrocities from beheadings to rapes
Africa Corps, linked to Russia's Ministry of Defense, continues Wagner's brutal tactics in Mali with 447 civilian deaths reported this year amid fierce conflict and displacement, experts say.
- West Africa's Sahel region has become the deadliest place for extremism, with thousands killed.
- Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have turned from Western allies to Russia for help combating fighters affiliated with al-Qaida or the Islamic State group.
- Witnesses described indiscriminate killings, abductions, and sexual abuse by the Russian mercenary group Africa Corps, which replaced the Wagner Group in Mali.
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Beheadings, rapes, theft of organs: In Mali, the Russian African Corps apparently continues where the Wagner mercenaries left off.
The mercenaries of the African Corps of the Russian Ministry of Defence, who have replaced MKK Wagner in Mali, kidnap and kill civilians and commit rape, are described by Associated Press, whose journalists have spoken to more than 30 Malian refugees who have fled to the border with Mauritania.
The Kyiv Independent
einnews.comRussia's Africa Corps committing war crimes in Mali, AP reports
The AP spoke to 34 refugees who reported kidnappings, sexual assault, and civilian killings at the hands of the Africa Corps, a paramilitary group controlled by the Russian Defense Ministry.
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As Russia's Africa Corps fights in Mali, witnesses describe atrocities from beheadings to rapes
The Associated Press has spoken to over 30 refugees from Mali who say they witnessed beheadings, rapes and other abuses committed by Africa Corps, a new military unit under Russia's direct command.
Washington Top News
As Russia’s Africa Corps fights in Mali, witnesses describe atrocities from beheadings to rapes
DOUANKARA, Mauritania (AP) — A new Russian military unit that replaced the Wagner mercenary group is carrying out abuses including rapes and beheadings as it…
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