Rights Group Reports ‘Apparent War Crimes’ of Al-Qaeda-Linked Group in Mali

Rights group reports ‘apparent war crimes’ of al-Qaeda-linked group in Mali

Human Rights Watch (HRW) confirmed Tuesday that an al-Qaeda-linked armed group summarily executed 10 long-haul truck drivers and two teenage apprentices in late January in southwestern Mali as part of the group’s attack on a fuel convoy and deemed the acts “apparent war crimes.” HRW called on the Malian government to “seek assistance from the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights” for the effort to “protect civilians and hold those res…

Al Qaeda-linked group killed at least 12 truck drivers in Mali, HRW says

DAKAR, March 10 (Reuters) - ⁠Islamist militants from an al Qaeda-linked group killed ⁠10 long-haul truck drivers and two teenage apprentices ‌who were travelling through Mali's western Kayes region in late January, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday. Read full story

Mali: Armed Islamist Group Executes Truck Drivers

Click to expand Image Screenshot of a video shared online on January 29 and geolocated by Human Rights Watch showing at least 11 tank trucks burnt or still in flames on the road about seven kilometers south of Ambidédi village. Source: https:///SalahMo73628462/status/2016965739027017797 (Nairobi) – An Al-Qaeda-linked armed group summarily executed ten long-haul truck drivers and two teenage apprentices in late January 2026 in southwestern Mali, …