### [2026-06-23](/feed/2026/06/23/index.md)

##### Mali War
# The Radio France Internationale reports that the Malian Army and Russian Africa Corps have killed four civilians in Zahro and Abakoira near the Timbuktu and Gao regions in Mali, arranging one of the bodies in the shape of a swastika. 




### Sources:

1. [AllAfrica <small>in French</small> via RFI](https://fr.allafrica.com/stories/202606240537.html)
2. [Mezha](https://mezha.net/eng/bukvy/542391a2_rights_group_accuses/)
3. [RFI <small>in French</small>](https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20260624-mali-l-arm%C3%A9e-et-l-africa-corps-russe-dessinent-une-croix-gamm%C3%A9e-avec-un-cadavre-d%C3%A9membr%C3%A9-pr%C3%A8s-de-tombouctou)

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