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The United Nations is “extremely concerned” that Mali has prevented its investigators from visiting a town where local troops and suspected Russian fighters allegedly killed hundreds of civilians, the world body said on Wednesday.

Malian soldiers are pictured during a patrol with soldiers from the new Takuba force near Niger border in Dansongo Circle, Mali August 23, 2021.Malian soldiers are pictured during a patrol with soldiers from the new Takuba force near Niger border in Dansongo Circle, Mali August 23, 2021.

Survivors said white mercenaries suspected to be Russians took part in the massacre that sparked international uproar and prompted the UN to open an investigation. “We are extremely concerned that Malian authorities have still not granted UN human rights investigators access,” UN spokesperson Seif Magango said in a statement.Magango said unconfirmed sources suggest the death toll could be as high as 500, mostly civilians.

The United Nations mission in Mali said separately on Wednesday that it was concerned by reports of more human rights violations committed by the Malian army, accompanied by a group of foreign military during a weekly market in Hombori in northern Mali on Tuesday.Mali is struggling to stem violent groups linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State that have gained ground and increased attacks over the past decade, spreading south and to bordering countries in West Africa’s arid Sahel region.

 

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