BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — An extremist group linked to al-Qaida carried out mass killings in two villages in central Mali in January, Human Rights Watch said in a report Wednesday, in an apparent war crime that caused thousands to flee their homes. The group known as JNIM killed at least 32 people, including three children, during attacks on Jan. 27 on the villages of Ogota and Ouémbé, and set fire to over 350 homes, the report said, quoting villagers who described the carnage as ethnically motivated. The report also documented a separate incident in which an ethnic armed group killed 13 people and abducted 24 civilians in two other villages in central Mali on Jan. 6. “Islamist armed groups and ethnic militias are brutally attacking civilians without fear of prosecution,” said Ilaria Allegrozzi, senior Sahel researcher at Human Rights Watch. “The authorities need to act to end the deadly cycles of violence and revenge killings and better protect threatened civilians.” |
Affluent Americans are driving US economy and likely delaying need for Fed rate cutsFrench Open: Chen/Jia fight back to win women's doubles titleChina's health literacy reaches 29.7 percent in 2023Video reviews have changed the face of European soccer. One country is holding outShanghai Half Marathon gets ready to gun off3 sports executives in China found guilty of briberyQingdao top Shandong to seal playoffs spot in CBAChina unveils highestCalifornia is joining with a New Jersey company to buy a generic opioid overdose reversal drugKimmich heads Bayern past Arsenal, into UCL semis