The FLA accuse Malian forces and Wagner mercenaries of intercepting two passenger vehicles travelling from Algeria to the Malian city of Gao and killing the civilians on board, including women and children.

Mali’s army says it’s investigating soldiers who were accused by separatist Tuareg rebels of killing at least 24 civilians earlier this week

The Front for the Liberation of Azawad, the Tuareg independence movement based in the country’s north, accused the Malian soldiers and Russian Wagner Group mercenaries of intercepting two civilian vehicles bound for Algeria from the eastern Malian city of Gao and “coldly executing” at least 24 people among the passengers on Monday.

An apparent Islamist armed group attacked a civilian convoy escorted by Malian armed forces and allied militias in northeastern Mali on February 7, 2025, killing at least 34 civilians and injuring 34 others.

Mali soldiers are being investigated over claims they were involved in intercepting civilian vehicles and "coldly executing"