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Information from the NOS•yesterday, 22:16
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The United Nations accuses foreign mercenaries and Malian armed forces of a massacre in the West African state. On April 19, they killed at minimum 50 unarmed civilians in and about the town of Hombori, it is claimed a report organized by the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali.
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The UN has frequently accused Malian soldiers of summarily executing civilians and suspected militants in the combat against Islamist insurgents joined to al-Qaeda and the Islamic Condition.
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Russian mercenaries
Just lately, violence has improved in Mali. Relations concerning Mali and the West have deteriorated given that a armed service govt arrived to energy just after a coup in 2021. This also has to do with the existence of Russian mercenaries. Mali does small business with the controversial Russian group Wagner. The United Nations does not title the nationalities of overseas mercenaries in their most recent report.
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The April 19 massacre transpired immediately after an attack on a armed service convoy. A number of hundred Malians were arrested and detained for a while. In accordance to the United Nations, a Malian soldier individually executed 20 of the 27 civilians held in a army camp in Hombori.
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The Malian federal government has not still responded to the report. The armed service has admitted in other scenarios that troops have been involved in executions and abuses. Handful of troopers were prosecuted. The authorities on a regular basis make the perform of UN investigators unachievable.
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Corresponding Saskia Houttuin traveled to Mali in April and saw how terrific Russia’s affect is on the country:
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In Mali they want it fully distinct: ‘Down with France, long stay Russia’
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