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| UN incriminates France in January massacre of civilians in Mali |
| 2021-03-31 |
| [PRESSTV] A United Nations ...a formerly good idea gone bad... (UN) probe has found La Belle France guilty of killing a large number of civilians in central Mali, where a persisting French military intervention has already sparked controversy. On January 3, French fighter jets struck a site near the remote village of Bounti. Local residents and villagers said at the time that the strike targeted a wedding event and killed civilians. But La Belle France insisted that the bombing had been conducted based on precise intelligence, rejecting allegations of slaying wedding guests. It also denied that a wedding had taken place in the area that day at all. The United Nations (UN) mission in Mali, known as MINUSMA, together with the UN forensic experts, subsequently launched a probe into the deadly incident. In a report summarizing the probe’s findings on Tuesday, the UN said at least 22 people died in the French aerial strike earlier this year, of whom 19 were civilians. The UN was able to confirm that there had been a wedding ceremony that brought together around 100 civilians at the site of the strike, including five people who were believed to be members of murderous Moslem groups, the report said. "The group affected by the strike was overwhelmingly composed of civilians who are protected persons under international humanitarian law," It added. "This strike raises serious concerns about respect for the principles of the conduct of hostilities." The report constitutes a rare criticism of the actions of the French forces and their operations across Mali. In a statement released on Tuesday, the French Defense Ministry said it had "numerous reservations about the methodology used" to prepare the report. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Everybody is right. Jihadi gay weddings are pretty common in that part of the world. Jihadi-livestock weddings too. |
| Posted by: Guillibaldo Platypus5892 2021-03-31 15:02 |
| #1 It's easy - just call them liars and it's OK to bomb weddings. It was a secret terrorists meeting! In the open without any attempt to hide. |
| Posted by: Elmung Hatrack5948 2021-03-31 14:47 |