Civilian deaths have spiked in Mali since Russian mercenaries of the Wagner Group began operating alongside the military. In late March, hundreds were executed in the village of Moura.

Moura is a town of about 10,000 residents located in the Djenné administrative area of central Mali, which since 2015 has been the epicenter of conflict-related violence, abuses, and displacement.

On April 10, Russia blocked a U.N. Security Council vote to create an independent mission to investigate the alleged massacre in Moura. Mali was one of the 17 African countries that abstained from ...

Mali's army said it killed 203 militants during a military operation in Moura. It denies reports of executions and has not responded to a request by Reuters for comment.

The reports of a massacre came from Moura, a town of about 10,000 people in the country’s central region, where government officials said dozens of insurgents had gathered.

READ MORE UN: Moura massacre in Mali left ‘at least 500 dead’ Then came the blockade phase, after FAMa and Wagner “took control” of the village. Approximately 3,000 people were then arrested and ...

Mali says military investigators have opened an investigation into events in the village of Moura, the site of an alleged massacre by local forces and Russian mercenaries. Issued on: 07/04/2022 ...

Mali - the Perpetrators of the Moura Massacre Must Be Prosecuted and Tried By a Competent Court. 17 May 2023. Amnesty International (London) Amnesty International welcomes the publication on 12 ...

More than a year after the massacre, the human rights division of the UN Mission in Mali (Minusma) reports that at least 500 people were killed during an “anti-terrorist” operation led by the Malian ...

In late March, the Malian armed forces and suspected Russian mercenaries allegedly executed about 300 people in Moura, a village in central Mali. Human Rights Watch opened an investigation into ...

In late March, the Malian armed forces and suspected Russian mercenaries allegedly executed about 300 people in Moura, a village in central Mali. Human Rights Watch opened an investigation into the ...