Human Rights Watch reported on 20 August 2026 that Russian government controlled Africa Corps forces summarily killed nine civilians, including four children, and beat dozens of others at Bombori village in the Mopti region in early July 2026. According to the organisation's findings, more than 100 Africa Corps fighters accompanied by several Malian soldiers entered the village at about 05:00 on 10 July, broke into homes in the ethnic Fulani neighbourhood, rounded up at least 80 men and boys, beat and interrogated them about alleged links to Islamist armed groups, shot six civilians who tried to flee, and detained and executed three others, one of whom was beheaded; at least eight homes were looted and burned. Human Rights Watch said it wrote to the Russian and Malian defence ministers on 4 and 5 August setting out its findings and questions and received no response. The findings are the organisation's own investigation and have not been independently confirmed; neither government has publicly responded.
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