Mali: HRW accuse les paramilitaires russes d'avoir tué huit civils dans des frappes
On that day, a Sukhoi Su-24 aircraft dropped at least two munitions on the village of Kyrnia, in the Mopti region, according to the HRW statement.
"The first struck outside the village chief's residence, killing two of his children, his wife and another child, and wounding a woman. The second hit a small livestock market located about twenty meters away, killing four men and wounding two others," HRW said.
According to the NGO, no fighters from jihadist armed groups were among the victims.
"By giving a blank check to the Russian authorities, the Malian government should be aware that it too is responsible for the atrocities committed by its allied forces," said Ilaria Allegrozzi, senior Sahel researcher at Human Rights Watch.
In a Facebook post, the Africa Corps claimed responsibility for the attack "against a gathering place of terrorist groups".
The publication shows images of strikes on a village.
Witnesses interviewed by HRW stated that "at least 100 fighters from JNIM (Jama'at least 100, a jihadist group affiliated with Al Qaeda), including a senior commander, were in the village at the time of the strikes."
Mali has been gripped by a deep security crisis since 2012, fueled in particular by violence perpetrated by groups affiliated with the jihadist organizations Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State, as well as by community-based criminal groups and Tuareg separatist movements. This is compounded by a severe economic crisis.
Since two successive coups in 2020 and 2021, the country has been led by military men who came to power on the promise of restoring security and preserving its territorial integrity.
The ruling junta has turned away from the former French colonial power in its fight against jihadists to move closer militarily and politically to Russia.
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