Mali: New eye-witness testimony describes killings and mass displacement amid surge in violence in Menaka

By Amnesty International

Thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes and many civilians have been killed amid increased fighting between Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) and Malian armed forces and allied armed groups, as the conflict in northern Mali escalates. The ISGS and two other armed groups signatories of the 2015 peace agreement, […] The post Mali: New eye-witness testimony describes killings and mass displacement amid surge in violence in Menaka appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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