# Mali forces and Russian backers killed scores of civilians in drone strikes, report says

https://mins.news/en/item/105729

- Reuters, 2026-10-19 05:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/mali-forces-russian-backers-kill-scores-civilians-drone-strikes-report-says-2026-10-19/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ad5a3e76dfdf200017e3492

> Human Rights Watch said in a report on Monday that Mali’s armed forces and their Russian backers used some “apparent indiscriminate” drone strikes and committed other abuses during a stepped-up offensive against insurgents in recent months, killing scores of civilians.

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