UN rights office deplores alleged killing, torture of Malian soldiers by insurgents

human rights office on Thursday called for an investigation into reports of the torture and killing of surrendering Malian soldiers during an ​ambush of a military convoy by insurgents and separatists, saying such actions ‌would amount to a war crime.

A spokesperson for the FLA, Mohamed Elmaouloud ​Ramadane, said the ​group supported independent ⁠investigations of all human rights abuses committed in the region and that the footage described by the U."There needs to be a thorough and independent investigation into the circumstances ​of this incident, including the actions contained in the horrendous footage circulated online appearing ​to show FLA/JNIM members firing at the soldiers after they surrendered," Thameen Al-Kheetan, spokesperson for the ‌Office ⁠of the U.