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UAV event in Abakoïra area, Mali on Wed 24th June 2026

24th June 2026

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Mali | The Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) and the Africa Corps🇷🇺 conducted several operations in central and northern Mali to counter the momentum of JNIM/FLA.

🔴 Meanwhile, a serious atrocity reportedly took place in the village of Zarhou, east of Tombouctou.

❗A patrol of the Malian army and the Africa Corps reportedly stopped two young men traveling by motorcycle before executing them. The perpetrators then allegedly mutilated the bodies, going so far as to sever the limbs of one of the victims and arrange the remains to form a Nazi symbol.

❗2 Songhai herders traveling by motorcycle were also killed by a drone strike in Abakoïra, a few kilometers from Zarhou.

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