Mali is engaged in a fight against militants linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State who have waged a decade-long insurgency
The statement mentioned Wagner Group by name, and described credible reports of the involvement of military personnel believed to belong to the group in a massacre of hundreds of people in March.
Survivors have said white mercenaries suspected to be Russians took part in the massacre in Moura, a market town in central Mali. The incident sparked international uproar and prompted the UN to open an earlier investigation. Mali’s army has denied any wrongdoing in Moura and said it killed 203 militants there during what it described as a military operation.
Wagner Group has attracted international attention over its prominent role in fighting during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Washington last week designated Wagner as a transnational criminal organization responsible for widespread human rights abuses.
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