Insurgent attacks have intensified in Mali - HRW A human rights assessment stated that since January 2023, Islamist organisations have carri...

Insurgent attacks have intensified in Mali - HRW

A human rights assessment stated that since January 2023, Islamist organisations have carried out widespread killings, rapes, and kidnappings in northeastern Mali, forcing thousands of civilians to flee the area. through Human Rights Watch.

Conflicts between two armed factions, the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (EIGS) and a group affiliated with Al-Qaeda, who want to control supply routes and strengthen their positions, have seriously disturbed security.

According to the report, the groups target civilians and contribute to making humanitarian crises more difficult, according to Ilaria Allegrozzi, a leading researcher in the Sahel region.

According to Human Rights Watch, eight attacks were reported between January and June, with six taking place in Gao and two in the northeastern city of Ménaka, which has been a target for the groups for months.

The UN peacekeeping mission Minusma, which will remain in place for six months until the end of 2023 at the request of the Bamako administration, will be withdrawn, the organisation also expressed worry.

Mali has been experiencing a challenging scenario of deteriorating security since 2012, which is being exacerbated by rebel groups and separatists.