Human Rights Watch Says Mali Army And Russian Mercenaries Responsible For The Massacre Of 300 Civilian Men During Anti-Jihadist Operations

FILE - Soldiers of the Malian army are seen during a patrol on a road between Mopti and Djenne, in central Mali, Feb. 28, 2020.  

The Guardian: Russian mercenaries and Mali army accused of killing 300 civilians  

Human Rights Watch says deaths during anti-jihadist operation in Moura ‘the worst atrocity in Mali in a decade’ 

Suspected Russian mercenaries participated in an operation with Mali’s army in March in which about 300 civilian men were allegedly executed over five days, Human Rights Watch (HRW) says. 

Eyewitnesses and local community leaders said hundreds of men were rounded up and killed in small groups during the anti-jihadist operation on 23 March in the central town of Moura. 

The rural town of about 10,000 inhabitants is in the Mopti region, a hotspot of jihadist activity that has intensified and spread to neighbouring countries in the Sahel region.  

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Human Rights Watch Says Mali Army And Russian Mercenaries Responsible For The Massacre Of 300 Civilian Men During Anti-Jihadist Operations  

Mali: Massacre by Army, Foreign Soldiers -- Human Rights Watch  

Mali troops and suspected Russian fighters accused of massacre -- BBC  

Malian and foreign soldiers believed to have killed hundreds in town siege - HRW -- Reuters  

Mali, foreign forces executed hundreds in recent days: rights group -- The Hill  

Mali: HRW condemns ‘deliberate slaughter’ of 300 men by military -- Al Jazeera  

US Calls Reports of Many Killed in Mali 'Extremely Disturbing' -- VOA

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