Russia’s Africa Corps killed Mali civilians in air strike: HRW
HRW’s report said an aircraft identified by two Malian military sources as a Sukhoi Su-24 dropped at least two munitions on Kyrnia during the June attack.
At least 100 fighters from the al-Qaeda backed Jamaat Nusrat al Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) were in the village at the time of the strike, the report noted, adding that JNIM has controlled Kyrnia for six years.
In a report published on Friday, the rights watchdog alleged that the attacks by Africa Corps took place on June 15 in the village of Kyrnia, in Mali’s Mopti region.
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