# Malian forces and foreign soldiers began the Moura operation

Date: 2022

Malian forces and foreign soldiers conducted a multi-day operation in Moura in central Mali. Witnesses interviewed by Human Rights Watch identified many foreign participants as Russian and described mass detention followed by executions.

## Drivers

- 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

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

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