Armies of Mali, Burkina Faso committing serious abuses in their operations – Human Right Watch

The human rights watch has accused the Armies of Mali and Burkina Faso of committing serious abuses in their operations against Islamist militants in central Mali.

The group said Malian forces had committed extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, torture and arbitrary arrests against men accused of supporting Islamist armed groups.

It also said a cross-border operation by Burkinabe forces in June left two suspects dead.

The rights group said the abuses occurred between late 2016 and July 2017 during operations in the central region of Mopti.