In Mali, the bodies of six people were found near Nara, in the center of the country, close to the border with Mauritania. According to information from RFI, these are six shepherds executed and burned by the Russian Wagner group on Tuesday November 5. These new abuses are added to the long list of those perpetrated by the army and the paramilitary group now integrated into the “African Corps” controlled by Moscow.
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Their hands are tied, their bodies charred, some decapitated, in the middle of the brush. A macabre scene that has become the signature of the Russian paramilitary group Wagner in Mali. On the videos received by RFIwe hear the tears and incredulous comments of the villagers who returned to film the scene at night.
Tuesday, November 5, a patrol from the Malian army and Wagner is circulating in the Nara region. According to information cross-checked by RFI from residents of the area and Malian community, humanitarian and security sources, the operation was led by mercenaries.
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In the town of Guirdé, around 11 a.m., four people were arrested. In Nourodji, two others. Shepherds, Fulani and Arabs. Jnim, linked to Al-Qaeda, is active in the area. Two weeks ago, on October 25, the jihadists claimed responsibility for laying a homemade mine as an army vehicle passed by. The Mourdiah military camp, in the same region, was targeted several times. In May, Malian soldiers victoriously repelled an attack before carrying out reprisal operations in surrounding villages and filming themselves next to atrociously mutilated bodies.
According to sources contacted by RFI, the six men arrested, executed and then burned last Tuesday did not carry weapons and were traveling with their oxen. The Malian army has not communicated about this operation. Requested by RFI, she did not respond.
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