Russian paramilitaries in Mali kill nine, including children: HRW
“The Malian [military government] appears to have given Russian Africa Corps forces a green light to kill civilians,” said Ilaria Allegrozzi, senior Sahel researcher at HRW.
Russia, through Africa Corps and the Wagner Group before them, is now Mali’s main military partner in its fight against an unusual alliance of separatists and armed groups.
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