A Russian government-controlled aircraft killed eight civilians, including three children, in an airstrike on a village in central Mali last month, according to a report released by Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday. The rights group accused the Russia-backed Africa Corps of carrying out the strike and urged Mali's military government to investigate the incident and hold those responsible to account.

Russian paramilitaries from Africa Corps, which is supporting Mali in its fight against insurgents, killed eight civilians, including three children, in June airstrikes, Human…

Human Rights Watch accused Russia's Africa Corps of unlawfully killing eight civilians, including three children, in a June air strike in central Mali. | World News