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DAKAR, Senegal (AP) \u2014 Human Rights Watch said Friday that Russian government-controlled Africa Corps<\/span> aircraft killed eight civilians, including three children, in an airstrike on a village in central Mali last month.<\/p>\n

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The rights group said an attack aircraft identified as a Russian Sukhoi Su-24 dropped two munitions on Kyrnia village in the Mopti region on June 15. One strike hit near the home of the village chief, killing his wife and three children. The second hit a nearby cattle market, killing four men. No fighters from the Islamic militant group JNIM, which has controlled the village for six years, were reported among the casualties.<\/p>\n

The Associated Press was not able to independently verify the claims by Human Rights Watch.<\/p>\n

Mali has been plagued for over a decade<\/span> by militants affiliated with al-Qaida and the Islamic State group, including JNIM, as well as a Tuareg separatist rebellion in the north.<\/p>\n

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Violence escalated in recent months after an alliance of JNIM and Tuareg separatists carried out the largest coordinated attack<\/span> in over a decade, targeting the airport of the country\u2019s capital, Bamako, the nearby garrison town of Kati, and several northern and central cities.<\/p>\n

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April\u2019s attacks exposed the weaknesses of Mali\u2019s strategy to combat the rebellion, including relying on Russia, which has partnered with the military-led government after it distanced itself from former allies such as France.<\/p>\n

Russian mercenaries have been present in Mali since late 2021 to help its military junta fight militants and separatists. Last year, Africa Corps, which reports to Russia\u2019s Defense Ministry, replaced the private mercenary Wagner Group<\/span> in the country.<\/p>\n

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Human Rights Watch said it interviewed 19 people, analyzed satellite imagery, and reviewed a video the Africa Corps posted online describing the strike last month as targeting a \u201cterrorist\u201d gathering. Researchers said roughly 100 JNIM fighters were in the village at the time but were mostly gathered elsewhere, and that the strikes did not appear to target a clear military objective.<\/p>\n

The rights group called on Mali\u2019s government to investigate the strike and hold those responsible accountable, saying it could otherwise be complicit in war crimes.<\/p>\n

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Russia\u2019s Defense Ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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