Английская Википедия:Danguèrè Wotoro massacre

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Шаблон:Infobox civilian attackШаблон:Campaignbox Mali War On the night between March 1 and 2nd, 2022, Malian forces with the aid of Wagner Group killed over three dozen civilians in Danguèrè Wotoro, near Dogofry, Mali.

Prelude

On February 20, Malian forces began a spike in arrests in the Niono Cercle, with witnesses saying those arrested were returning from a fair.[1] Other locals in the towns of Nampala, Akoumbou, Tangabe, and Dianweli stated that the Malian troops in the area had recently been committing executions, lootings, and arrests.[2]

Massacre

Little is known about how the massacre actually played out, because the bodies of civilians were only discovered in the town the following morning.[3] The bodies were discovered piled on top of each other, all bound and tied.[3] All of the victims were men, many of whom had been arrested the previous week, and some were shot while others were burned.[3] The victims were all also Fulani, a nomadic group who the Malian army often attributes to jihadist attacks.[2]

Survivors of Malian-Wagner detainment prior to the massacre stated that they were being held in the Diabaly military camp, and were beaten severely.[3] One survivor said he saw the soldiers remove around 30 men from one cell the night before the massacre.[3]

Aftermath

The Malian government denied any involvement in the massacre, and claimed that mentions of it were "defaming" the government.[4] On March 17, the government banned Radio France Internationale and France 24 for claiming the massacre was perpetrated by the Malian army and Wagner group.[5]

Al-Qaeda-linked Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin claimed responsibility for an attack in Mondoro, stating it was in retribution for the massacre at Danguèrè Wotoro.[6]

Human Rights Watch, MINUSMA, and the locals all accused the Malian Army and Wagner for the attack, with HRW giving a death toll of 35 and RFI claiming 35 to 37 people were killed.[2][3]

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