Malian armed forces and Wagner Group foreign fighters have been accused of unlawfully killing and summarily executing dozens of civilians during counterinsurgency operations in central and northern Mali since December 2023. Human Rights Watch reports serious abuses by these forces, with witnesses confirming their involvement in war crimes against civilians. The Russian-backed transitional military government in Mali is criticized for its human rights violations and efforts to evade scrutiny. Wagner Group, now referred to as Africa Corps, is reported to be formally under the Russian army's operation in Mali.
#ICYMI: Growing Influence Of #Wagner Private Military Company (#PMC) In The Central African Republic (CAR) – Audio of report here https://t.co/ytpbztcTrn #MEMRI https://t.co/dJh6YQEQhv
📍"Malian armed forces and Wagner Group foreign fighters unlawfully killed and summarily executed several dozen civilians in counterinsurgency operations in Mali’s central and northern regions since December." https://t.co/UH8HiJ6BlN
🇷🇺🇨🇫⚡ Fresh footage of the work of specialists from the Wagner PMC in the eastern part of the Central African Republic. They continue to successfully drive out local militants and help the local government consolidate control over the country. Similar assistance from the… https://t.co/523pPlMWSY
Specialists from the Wagner PMC conducted a joint operation with the National Army of the Central African Republic (FACA) in the northeastern part of the republic. Its target was mercenaries from Chad and Sudan who intended to seize the state's gold mines https://t.co/9HFCPnaqlK
Russian mercenaries assisting the security forces of the Central African Republic (CAR). https://t.co/Rx55lTjnLM
A week after a photoset appears with a huge Islamic State Sahel (ISGS) army ambushing Niger soldiers in Tigui, Tillabéri region. #Niger 1/3 https://t.co/lhCjzCG488 https://t.co/2LJM3gP5ZI
🇷🇺🇨🇫🚨‼️ Wagner in CAR! To everyone who was worried about the fate of the Orchestra and the future work of our musicians in hot central Africa - here are some videos for you. Specialists from the Wagner PMC conducted a joint operation with the National Army of the Central… https://t.co/JV5jFzR8sq
Former Wagner/Africa Corps and FACA joint operation in the Central African Republic. https://t.co/99RR1p44u9
🇲🇱🏴☠️⚡ The Islamic State – Sahel Province (ISSP) militants executed 4 Christians and an alleged informant in Gao Region, Mali. https://t.co/BZUxMFGapF
New al-Naba covers the events, with a few executions taking place and the hunt for Christians conducted by ISGS in Mali. Report on the battle of Tillaberi where according to ISGS over 30 soldiers were killed, Niger says 23 (IS claims Niamey covers up the true losses extent). https://t.co/zgUzYAXNt4 https://t.co/tDilbq3a33
New al-Naba covers the events, with a few executions taking place and the hunt for Christians conducted by ISGS in Mali. Report on the battle of Tillaberi where according to ISGS over 30 soldiers were killed, Niger says 23 (IS claims Niamey covers the true losses extent). https://t.co/RKREK3iEBC https://t.co/tDilbq3a33
Growing Influence Of #Wagner Private Military Company (#PMC) In The Central African Republic (CAR) – Audio of report here https://t.co/ytpbztcTrn #MEMRI https://t.co/7qmydg9i8q
Important investigation from @hrw on Africa Corp’s involvement in extrajudicial killings in Nara, Segou, Timbuktu, Mopti regions of Mali - but these Russian forces not “RU-linked military security contractor”, they are now formally under MoD https://t.co/epSbxmD4uA
Disclaimer: 1. It's not Wagner anymore but Africa Corps. 2. It's not mercenaries anymore, but Russia-army run operation. Distinction matters. https://t.co/tRpgNdT6z3
https://t.co/ebFApjicsA In Mali, Russian Wagner mercenaries are helping the army kill civilians, rights groups say
Witnesses told Human Rights Watch investigators that Malian armed forces and Wagner Group mercenaries were responsible for “serious abuses” during counterinsurgency operations against Islamist armed groups. https://t.co/DdeClTvE6Q
“Mali’s Russian-backed transitional military government is not only committing horrific abuses, but it is working to eliminate scrutiny into its human rights situation,” said Ilaria Allegrozzi, a senior researcher at Human Rights Watch. https://t.co/DdeClTvE6Q
Wagner Group/Africa Corps posing in the desert, possibly in Mali. “We’re working. Temperature is 50+ degrees. Just as we like it. As the founding fathers bequeathed!” https://t.co/SVE87hRalM
Russian mercenaries from the Kremlin-backed Wagner Group working alongside Mali's armed forces have killed dozens of civilians in the West African country since December. The killings include those from drone strikes during a wedding celebration and... https://t.co/AZeSrPhGVj
Russian Wagner Group fighters accused of abuses against civilians in Mali https://t.co/C2sWsfO56D
Latest Human Rights Watch report accuses Malian armed forces and Wagner Group mercenaries of committing war crimes against civilians in central and northern Mali #terrorism https://t.co/7YuHL4iAin
Malian armed forces and Wagner Group foreign fighters have unlawfully killed and summarily executed several dozen civilians during counterinsurgency operations in Mali’s central and northern regions since December 2023. https://t.co/pKK6kFPBNE