# Malian forces and foreign personnel were implicated in the Moura killings

Date: 2022

Malian armed forces and foreign military personnel conducted a multi-day operation in Moura. A later UN investigation concluded that at least 500 people were killed and that most victims were summarily executed; Mali rejected the findings.

## Drivers

- Goïta junta and AES break: https://factrail.ai/drivers/goita-junta-and-aes-break
- Private Military Formation Activity: https://factrail.ai/drivers/private-military-formation-activity

## Sources

- https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/07/24/mali-new-atrocities-malian-army-apparent-wagner-fighters
- https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/04/05/mali-massacre-army-foreign-soldiers
- https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2024/country-chapters/mali
- https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2023/05/mali-un-report-finds-500-people-executed-malian-troops-and-foreign-military

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/moura-operation-2022