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July 27, 2023

Human Rights Watch Documents Atrocities by Mali's U.S.-Backed Army and Wagner Group
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In Mali, Human Rights Watch has released a new report detailing
atrocities committed against civilians by the U.S.-backed Malian army
and Wagner Group mercenaries. The report describes extrajudicial
executions, forced disappearances, rapes and looting that have taken
place since December 2022. Mali has suffered ongoing insecurity and
deadly attacks by armed groups, which foreign powers have failed to
stem. Two back-to-back coups in 2020 and 2021 have further destabilized
the country. Earlier this year, Mali expelled thousands of French troops
and U.N. peacekeepers.


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