Russian mercenaries and Mali army accused of killing 300 civilians

Human Rights Watch says deaths during anti-jihadist operation in Moura 'the worst atrocity in Mali in a decade' Suspected Russian mercenaries participated in an operation with Mali's army in March in which about 300 civilian men were allegedly executed over five days, Human Rights Watch (HRW) says. Eyewitnesses and local community leaders said hundreds of men were rounded up and killed in small groups during the anti-jihadist operation on 23 March in the central town of Moura. The rural town of ...