Sahel Insurgency

Vortex Report relays HRW figures on civilian harm in Mali

ASSESSMENT
Location
Mali
Importance
Notable

Vortex Report says Human Rights Watch documented Malian forces and Russian "Africa Corps" personnel carrying out airstrikes in Mali from April to August. The post relays 94 civilian deaths across 47 airstrikes, including a drone strike on a medical center and a cattle-market strike that killed six men and wounded at least 20. The post gives no year for the period or date for the HRW report; these findings are attributed through the account and are not independently confirmed here.

Verification: unverified

Evidence: Vortex Report post on Human Rights Watch findings in Mali

The figures and examples are attributed to Human Rights Watch by Vortex Report; the HRW report was not retrieved for independent review.