Russian Africa Corps Accused of Killing Mali Civilians in 'Indiscriminate' Attack
HRW said the strikes hit a market and a village chief’s home, and that no fighters were reported among the dead.
- On Friday, Human Rights Watch reported that Russian government-controlled Africa Corps aircraft killed eight civilians, including three children, during a June 15 airstrike on Kyrnia village in central Mali.
- The Africa Corps, a Russian paramilitary unit operating under Moscow's direct control, assists Mali's military junta against insurgents; the group claimed its June 15 operation targeted a 'gathering place of terrorist groups' in the Mopti region.
- Human Rights Watch analysis of satellite imagery and witness interviews indicates two munitions struck Kyrnia, killing eight civilians including three children ages 1 to 10, a 24-year-old woman, and four men.
- Senior Sahel researcher Ilaria Allegrozzi at Human Rights Watch urged Mali's government to investigate, stating, 'The Malian government cannot hide behind laws-of-war violations committed by their Russian allies,' warning of complicity in war crimes.
- Violence has escalated in recent months as JNIM, which has controlled Kyrnia for six years, launched coordinated attacks; monitoring groups found Mali's military and Russian paramilitary fighters killed 918 civilians last year, nearly four times the toll from insurgents.
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INTELLINEWSCivilian bombings, summary executions... Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International publish two reports documenting new abuses committed by the belligerents.
Mali: HRW accuses Russian paramilitaries of killing 8 civilians
Russian paramilitaries from Africa Corps, which is supporting Mali in its fight against insurgents, killed eight civilians, including three children, in June airstrikes, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report Friday.
Russia's Africa Corps kills Mali civilians in 'indiscriminate' attack, rights group says
Russian paramilitary group Africa Corps killed eight civilians, including three children, in Mali last month, Human Rights Watch said on Friday, during air strikes the campaign group called "unlawfully indiscriminate".
HRW says Russian Africa Corps strike killed eight civilians in central Mali
Human Rights Watch says a Russian-operated Africa Corps jet struck Kyrnia village in central Mali on June 15. The reported civilian deaths have intensified scrutiny of Mali's reliance on Russian forces and raised war crimes concerns.
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