Twenty civilians dead by the attacks of the Armed Forces on Mali

At least 20 civilians were killed and buried in mass graves after being arrested by armed forces in central Mali, reported local sources and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH). On Monday, May 12th, “22 people were arrested by the EDA (Mali Armed Forces) in Diafarabé, where there was a weekly market. Their soldiers led to cross the Niger River (…) near the cemetery of the village of Mampas (…) and killed them, “a local elected local official told the French Bureau on Saturday. “They dug a group grave” and after “they were slaughtered, they threw them into him. As soon as one escaped (…) he informed the village that they were killed, “said an AFP source in the area. “Fidh is condemning the executions by summary proceedings of at least 20 civilians by the Mali armed forces,” the non -governmental organization said through X. Of the approximately thirty people arrested in the community, some were released, according to the same source. “Another 25 were led to pirogs. Their beheaded bodies buried […]
Source: News Beast

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