As #Russia’s #Africa Corps fights in #Mali, witnesses describe #atrocities from beheadings to rapes
A new Russian military unit that replaced the Wagner #mercenary group is carrying out abuses including rapes & beheadings as it teams up with Mali ‘s #military to hunt down extremists, dozens of civilians who fled the fighting have told The AP.
#law #InternationalLaw #HumanitarianLaw #WarCrimes #CrimesAgainstHumanity #rape #murder #SVAC #CRSV #Putin #geopolitics
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Witnesses describe abuses by Russia's Africa Corps as it fights in Mali
The Associated Press has spoken to over 30 refugees from Mali who say they witnessed beheadings, rapes and other abuses committed by Africa Corps, a new military unit under Russia's direct command. The Africa Corps this year replaced the Wagner mercenary group in working with Mali's army to fight militants in West Africa's Sahel region. The Sahel has become the deadliest place on earth for extremism, and Mali and neighboring Burkina Faso and Niger have turned from Western allies to Moscow for help in fighting back. Legal analysts say that because Africa Corps is under Russian government control, Moscow is directly responsible.
