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.
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https://apnews.com/article/mali-russia-africa-corps-mauritania-refugees-abuses-2935dd1b50397242a968f69e1dde61f2?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-12-13-One+Must-Read
The #RussianAfricaCorps is using the same tactics as #WagnerPMC the refugees said, in accounts not reported by international media until now. 2 refugees showed videos of villages burned by the “white men.” 2 others said they found bodies of loved ones with liver & kidneys missing, an abuse the AP previously reported around Wagner.
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“It’s a scorched-earth policy,” said a Malian village chief who fled. “The soldiers speak to no one. Anyone they see, they shoot. No questions, no warning. People don’t even know why they are being killed.”
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