UN Rights Office Deplores Alleged Killing, Torture of Malian Soldiers by Insurgents
The U.N. rights office said reported killings of surrendering soldiers could amount to a war crime and urged an independent investigation.
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UN rights office deplores alleged killing, torture of Malian soldiers by insurgents
DAKAR, July 23 (Reuters) – The U.N. human rights office on Thursday called for an investigation into reports of the torture and killing of surrendering Malian soldiers during an ambush of a military convoy by insurgents and separatists, saying such actions would amount to a war crime. • The ambush occurred on Saturday in northern Mali between the town of Anefis and the city of Gao, according to statements from Mali’s armed forces, the Azawad L…
Mali: UN Demands Investigation Into Torture and Murder After Attack in Northern Mali · Global Voices
On Thursday, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights demanded an independent investigation after the execution of dozens of Malian soldiers who had surrendered during an attack by Tuareg separatists and jihadists in early July.
The United Nations called on Thursday for an independent and thorough investigation into what it described as the “torture and killing” of dozens of Malian soldiers during an attack by armed groups from the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) and the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (GSIM) in Mali, which left more than 50 soldiers dead. Thamin El Khaitan, spokesperson for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Hum…
The ambush on 18 July against a convoy of the Malian Armed Forces (FAMA) between Anéfis and Gao, followed by the alleged execution of captured soldiers, is one of the most striking episodes of recent months in Mali.
Armed Groups Attack Malian Military Convoy in Gao Region – WADEMOS
Mali says counterattack under way as rebels claim they inflicted ‘human losses’ and ‘material damage’ on troops. Mali’s army says it has launched a counterattack after fighters linked to al-Qaeda and members of a separatist group ambushed soldiers in the volatile north. The Malian military said in a statement on Saturday that armed groups ambushed a convoy in a remote part of the Gao region.Both the regional al-Qaeda affiliate, Jama’at Nusrat al…
Malian Army and Russian Africa Corps Convoy Ambushed Again by FLA and JNIM Militants
A joint Malian military and Russian Africa Corps convoy was ambushed in northern Mali on July 18, killing at least 50 soldiers and an unconfirmed number of Russian personnel, with additional troops taken prisoner, a security source told AFP. The attack occurred near Tabrichat, along the roughly 125-mile supply corridor linking the strategic northern town […]
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