A CSP-DPA fighter secures the perimeter during a meeting of Tuareg rebels army leaders in Tinzaouaten, Mali November 27, 2024. REUTERS/Abdolah Ag Mohamed/File Photo
(Reuters) - Nine civilians including women and children were killed in an attack on a vehicle in Mali's Segou region last week, a civil society group and a rebel coalition said late on Saturday, accusing the army and Russian mercenaries of being responsible.
The vehicle was travelling from the town of Niono to a refugee camp in Mauritania on Thursday when it came under fire, said Mohamed Elmaouloud Ramadane, spokesperson for the coalition of Tuareg groups that are fighting for an independent homeland in northern Mali.
