Nine civilians, including women and children, were killed in an attack on a vehicle in Mali's Segou region last week. Tuareg rebel groups blamed the Malian army and Russian mercenaries from the Wagner private military company for the attack.
A CSP-DPA fighter secures the perimeter during a meeting of Tuareg rebels army leaders in Tinzaouaten, Mali November 27, 2024.Nine civilians including women and children were killed in an attack on a vehicle in Mali’s Segou region last week, a civil society group and a rebel coalition said late on Saturday, accusing the army and Russian mercenaries of being responsible.
The vehicle was travelling from the town of Niono to a refugee camp in Mauritania on Thursday when it came under fire, said Mohamed Elmaouloud Ramadane, spokesperson for the coalition of Tuareg groups that are fighting for an independent homeland in northern Mali. He and local civil society association Kal Akal said Malian armed forces and allied fighters from Russia’s Wagner private military contractor group had carried out the attack. In a separate statement, the head of Kel Ansar, one of the largest Tuareg groups, called for an investigation but said Malian troops were not behind the bloodshed.Wagner fighters have been in Mali since the army seized power in two coups in 2020 and 2021 and kicked out French and UN troops. They have been supporting Malian forces in their battle with Islamist insurgents and the Tuareg separatists. In December, Human Rights Watch said Mali’s armed forces, supported by Wagner, and militant armed groups had committed serious abuses against civilians in violation of the laws of the war
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