NORTHERN MALI REBELS SAY ARMY KILLED 24 CIVILIANS, ARMY REPORTS CLASHES

NORTHERN MALI REBELS SAY ARMY KILLED 24 CIVILIANS, ARMY REPORTS CLASHES

Tue 18 February 2025: 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. Mali, led by a military junta, has for more than a decade battled jihadist groups […]

The Front for the Liberation of Azawad said that 24 people, including women and children, were killed on Monday after two cars carrying civilians were targeted on the road between Gao and Algiers. In a statement reported by some local media, the Front added that one of the two cars caught fire after it was destroyed, while the second car managed to escape with dead people on board. According to the statement, four other people were killed yester…