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Killings of civilians during military joint operations<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n
Civilians tortured to death in detention, others subjected to simulated drowning, beatings and electric shocks<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n
Fulani, Arabs and Tuaregs targeted \u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Members of Mali\u2019s armed forces working together with personnel from the Wagner Group committed war crimes, including the murder and torture of civilians, during joint operations between 2023 and 2025, Amnesty International said in a new report.<\/p>\n
\u2018No one is spared\u2019: War crimes committed by the Malian army and foreign allied forces along the Mauritanian border <\/em>documents the killings of at least 34 civilians in seven localities in Mali between June 2023 and December 2025, committed by the Malian armed forces (Forces arm\u00e9es maliennes \u2013 FAMa) and the Wagner Group (a Russian private military company active in Mali between late 2021 and June 2025).<\/p>\n
The report also documents other serious violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law, such as torture, enforced disappearance, and the pillaging and destruction of civilian property.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur conclusions paint a harrowing picture of the lives of civilians trapped in the conflict, paying the ultimate price while impunity remains rampant. The Malian authorities cannot dismiss these serious allegations without opening impartial and effective investigations into the alleged crimes,\u201d said Marceau Sivieude, Amnesty International\u2019s Regional Director for West and Central Africa.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey must protect civilians during military operations, comply with and ensure respect for international humanitarian law, urgently clarify the chain of command under which foreign personnel act in the country, and monitor their conduct through an independent, domestic accountability mechanism.\u201d<\/p>\n
Unlawful killings of civilians<\/strong><\/h2>\n
The report provides details of seven incidents during which 34 people were unlawfully killed in the S\u00e9gou, Mopti and Timbuktu regions.<\/p>\n
Based on information gathered by Amnesty International, none of the victims were taking direct part in hostilities at the time of their deaths. They were deliberately shot while trying to flee or after being arrested. Some had their throats slit, others were burnt alive or post-mortem. In Tin Adanda, a small hamlet in the Timbuktu region, four people were killed on 12 February 2025 during a joint patrol by FAMa and Wagner. Hana*, a survivor who has taken refuge in Mberra (Mauritania), lost two sons and a cousin who were arrested and then killed. Describing the members of the military operation, she said: \u201cThey were mostly white men, accompanied by FAMa.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Civilians in conflict-affected regions in Mali continue to face grave risks. The authorities must protect them.<\/p>\n
Marceau Sivieude, Amnesty International\u2019s Regional Director for West and Central Africa<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Drone strikes on civilians <\/strong><\/h2>\n
The report details two drone strikes carried out by the FAMa which targeted a market in Ejdeir (16 March 2025) and a family home in Tangata (November 2025) in the Timbuktu region, killing in total at least 23 people, including at least five children.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe found no evidence of the presence of members of armed groups or military objectives at either drone strike site. If confirmed, these strikes would amount to direct attacks on civilians and civilian objects, and should be investigated as possible war crimes,\u201d said Marceau Sivieude.<\/p>\n
In Ejdeir, the drone strike hit a market without warning, during the day. On 17 March 2025, the Malian military stated that it had targeted \u201cterrorist gatherings\u201d in a transit camp 109km northwest of L\u00e9r\u00e9, killing \u201c11 terrorists\u201d. According to Amnesty\u2019s analysis, the details provided by the FAMa, particularly the location correspond to the Ejdeir drone strike. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Even if fighters or military objectives were present, attacking a market at a time when it was full of civilians in a manner that caused civilian casualties would be indiscriminate. Indiscriminate attacks that kill and injure civilians are war crimes if carried out intentionally or recklessly.<\/p>\n
According to seven people interviewed by Amnesty International, some of whom lost relatives or were themselves injured in the attack on Ejdeir, as well as civil society organizations, there were no fighters at the market; all 16 people killed and seven injured were civilians.<\/p>\n\n\n
<\/div>TOPSHOT \u2013 A witness poses for a portrait at a makeshift camp near the Mauritanian border with Mali, in the Hodh Ech Chargui region, on April 29, 2026. Nedoune was kidnapped and tortured by Russian mercenaries two years ago as they questioned him. Having come to power through a coup d\u2019\u00e9tat in 2020 on the promise of restoring security throughout the country, the junta led by General Assimi Go\u00efta began turning as early as 2021 to the services of the Russian Wagner militia.Since becoming Africa Corps, now directly under the authority of the Russian Ministry of Defense, the group\u2019s abuses have been widely documented by human rights organizations. A dozen Malian refugees have testified to AFP from Mauritania about the violence committed against civilians by the Malian army and the Russian mercenaries supporting it in their fight against jihadism: abductions, torture, executions, and rape. (Photo by PATRICK MEINHARDT \/ AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n
<\/div>TOPSHOT \u2013 A witness poses for a portrait at a makeshift camp near the Mauritanian border with Mali, in the Hodh Ech Chargui region, on April 28, 2026. Cherifa arrived in Mauritania one year ago. In August 2025, her son was beheaded along with four other people by Russian mercenaries and his body was later found by herders a few kilometers from the border. Having come to power through a coup d\u2019\u00e9tat in 2020 on the promise of restoring security throughout the country, the junta led by General Assimi Go\u00efta began turning as early as 2021 to the services of the Russian Wagner militia.Since becoming Africa Corps, now directly under the authority of the Russian Ministry of Defense, the group\u2019s abuses have been widely documented by human rights organizations. A dozen Malian refugees have testified to AFP from Mauritania about the violence committed against civilians by the Malian army and the Russian mercenaries supporting it in their fight against jihadism: abductions, torture, executions, and rape. (Photo by PATRICK MEINHARDT \/ AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n
<\/div>A refugee stands next to a tent at a makeshift camp in Doueinkara, near the Mauritanian border with Mali on April 28, 2026. Thousands of people have died in attacks in Mali since the jihadist turmoil erupted and tens of thousands of Malians have sought refuge in neighbouring countries, including Mauritania, in recent years. (Photo by PATRICK MEINHARDT \/ AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n
Malian refugees living in camps near the Mauritanian border with Mali, in the Hodh ech-Chargui region. For illustrative purposes. \u00a9 Patrick Meinhardt \/ AFP via Getty Images. <\/p>\n
\u201cThey tied our hands to the posts; our feet didn\u2019t touch the ground\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Amnesty International interviewed 15 male survivors of torture and other ill-treatment from the S\u00e9gou, Mopti and Timbuktu regions who said they were tortured during joint FAMa \u2013 Wagner patrols or during their detention in the military bases of L\u00e9r\u00e9 and Nampala.<\/p>\n
This was notably corroborated by other individuals who witnessed acts of torture committed against 30 individuals during patrols or within the two military bases. Eyewitnesses reported that five people died in the bases as a result of torture and poor detention conditions.<\/p>\n
According to Amnesty International\u2019s investigation, these crimes were mostly committed by members of Wagner in the presence of FAMa members, who at times served as interpreters, and who stood by and did nothing, or, in some cases even threatened detainees. Victims had their arms suspended from a metal bar, were suffocated by simulations of drowning, beaten with iron bars and sticks, or subjected to electric shocks.<\/p>\n
Those detained and tortured in the military camps were not brought before a judge. They had no access to a lawyer or their families throughout their detention, which lasted from one day to four months.<\/p>\n
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We urge the Malian authorities to ensure comprehensive accountability for war crimes committed against all communities.<\/p>\n
Marceau Sivieude, Amnesty International\u2019s Regional Director for West and Central Africa<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Fulani, Arabs and Tuaregs targeted<\/strong><\/h2>\n
A herder from the S\u00e9gou region who has taken refuge in Mauritania said: \u201cIn their minds [those of the soldiers and Wagner members], all herders are terrorists, and as a result they do not hesitate to burn people and property. Not even a blind person, nor even an elderly person, will be spared.\u201d<\/p>\n
The vast majority of the victims of these violations were members of pastoralist communities (Fulani, Arabs and Tuaregs) suspected of colluding with non-state armed groups, based solely on their ethnic background and their presence in an area where these armed groups were active.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe urge the Malian authorities to ensure comprehensive accountability for war crimes committed against all communities. They must ensure that the FAMa, foreign military partners and members of armed groups suspected of war crimes are investigated and prosecuted as required in proceedings that comply with the right to a fair trial, without recourse to the death penalty,\u201d said Marceau Sivieude.<\/p>\n
\u201cCivilians in conflict-affected regions in Mali continue to face grave risks. The authorities must protect them and make publicly available the agreement between the Government of Mali and Africa Corps, which succeeded Wagner in June 2025 and now operates in Mali. The African Union should condemn violations of international humanitarian law in Mali and support the fight against impunity for crimes under international law,\u201d said Marceau Sivieude.<\/p>\n
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