Mali, Wagner group

Malian army investigates deaths of civilians blamed on soldiers, Wagner group
The Front for the Liberation of Azawad, the Tuareg independence movement in the north of the country, accused soldiers and Russian mercenaries from the Wagner group of intercepting two civilian transport vehicles bound for Algeria from Gao on Monday, and “coldly executing” at least 24 people among the passengers.
Mali army opens an investigation into deaths of civilians blamed on soldiers
BAMAKO, Mali — Mali’s army said it’s investigating soldiers who were accused by separatist Tuareg rebels of killing at least 24 civilians earlier this week, in a rare probe of human rights abuses since the military took power in 2020.
Wagner mercenaries and Mali army accused of killing civilians near Gao
Around 20 people were killed in northern Mali when the vehicles they were travelling in came under attack earlier this week with local sources saying Wagner mercenaries and Mali's army were responsible.
Sources: Wagner mercenaries, Mali army accused of killing civilians
The nongovernmental organization Human Rights Watch in December denounced the "atrocities" committed against civilians by the Malian army and its Russian ally Wagner, as well as by Islamist armed groups.
Mali to investigate claims soldiers 'executed' women and children
Mali's military government says it is investigating allegations that soldiers "coldly executed" at least 24 civilians in the north of the country on Monday. That claim was made by a separatist Tuareg rebel alliance,
Three Moldovans arrested for links with Wagner Group, Europol says
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Russian Wagner troops ‘execute women and children in Mali’
Twenty-four civilians died when mercenaries opened fire on a convoy in a revenge attack after a battle, rebels claim ...