Published Oct 19, 2026, 12:19 AM ET · Updated a month ago · 2 sources

Mali forces, Russian backers kill scores of civilians in drone strikes, report says

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Mali forces, Russian backers kill scores of civilians in drone strikes, report says

Mali's armed forces and their Russian backers utilized some "apparent indiscriminate" drone ​strikes and other abuses as part of an ramped-up offensive against insurgents in recent months ‌that has killed scores of civilians, Human Rights Watch said in a report on Monday.