{"id":10927,"date":"2026-05-17T17:28:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T17:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freeazawad.com\/?p=10927"},"modified":"2026-05-17T17:28:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T17:28:58","slug":"escalating-violence-against-civilians-in-azawad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freeazawad.com\/en_gb\/escalating-violence-against-civilians-in-azawad\/","title":{"rendered":"ESCALATING VIOLENCE AGAINST CIVILIANS IN AZAWAD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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INTERNATIONALLY ILLEGAL BOMBS, NEW MASS GRAVES DISCOVERED AND MASSACRES ON ARABO-TUAREG-FULANI CIVILIANS IN AZAWAD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this month of may, 2026, the systematic genocide against the Arabo_Tuareg and Fulani populations by the military junta and the Russian mercenaries continues with increased intensity causing many human tragedies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This past week and still ongoing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

INTERNATIONALLY ILLEGAL BOMBS ARE USED TO EXTERMINATE AZAWADIAN PEOPLE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Malian army and Russian mercenaries continue to bomb Azawadi cities, particularly Kidal and Timbuktu, using a new type of weapon: barrel bombs. This is the first time this deadly and destructive weapon has been used in this area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yesterday, May 15, a civilian vehicle was targeted by one of these barrel bombs and completely burned, along with everyone inside. Unarmed civilians are the victims of these weapons, which pose a grave threat to their lives and cause horrific destruction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is happening at a time when the international community remains silent in the face of these heinous crimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source: Imouhagh International organization for Justice and Transparency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A barrel bomb is an improvised unguided bomb, sometimes described as a flying IED (improvised explosive device). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They are typically made from a large barrel-shaped metal container that has been filled with explosives, possibly shrapnel, oil or chemicals as well, and then dropped from a helicopter or aeroplane. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Due to the large amount of explosives (up to 1,000 kilograms), their poor accuracy, and indiscriminate use in populated civilian areas including refugee camps, the resulting impacts are devastating. Critics have characterised them as weapons of terror and illegal under international conventions. They are similar to cluster boms, also internationally banned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The bombs used by the terrorist Malian government against the Azawad people yesterday are internationally banned. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a crime punishable by law, just like those used in Syria under Bashar al-Assad. Today, these same bombs are in the hands of the coup plotters in Bamako, aided by the criminals and Russian Wagner mercenaries, and are being used against the Azawad people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is no honor or integrity in those who justify the actions of the terrorist Malian government, which uses all kinds of weapons against the Azawad people. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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THE BRUTAL MURDER OF A PEACEFUL AND UNARMED CIVILIAN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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They murder unarmed civilians, then they photograph them with weapons they had previously placed near the body to justify their heinous acts. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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“You executed him as one would a man whose life meant nothing. Then you placed a weapon beside his body to fabricate your victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So this is what your war has become: lies photographed above the corpses of the poor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ahmed Ag Alhousseini, known as Intaka, was neither a warlord nor a terrorist. He was a man from Aguelhok. A father of six daughters. A man already broken by the death of his wife. A poor herder who crossed the valleys of Intafouk in search of water and survival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But in today’s Azawad, being Tuareg, being poor, being alone on a trail is now enough to be designated a target. And behind the Russian mercenaries, there are always guides. Always local men to show the trails, the wells, the camps, and the valleys. Gamou’s militia knows every corner of this land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The army Malian forces open the roads. And the mercenaries carry out the executions. Then they publish their macabre montages like trophies. What a disgrace. What moral decay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You are not fighting enemies: You are hunting down exhausted civilians, shepherds, travelers, isolated men. Then you dress up your crimes with the word \u201cterrorist\u201d to garner applause on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the desert sees everything. The valleys of Azawad see everything. The wells, the tracks, and the stones of Aguelhok know the truth better than your mendacious communiqu\u00e9s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You have left six daughters without a father. Six orphans condemned to grow up with the image of a father defiled after his death by the very people who claim to bring security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You can kill a man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can defile his body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can fabricate a photograph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But you can never kill the truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And the truth is simple: Ahmed died innocent.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

And those who delivered him, guided him, executed him, and then defamed him will bear this blood before History.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MASSACRES OF NO LESS THAN FIVE FULANI FAMILIES.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Five Fulani families were massacred by the Russian terrorist mercenaries from the Afrika Korps (formerly Wagner) and their Malian auxiliaries, in Sarakala, in the Mopti region, local sources reveal. The images are shocking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

List of the five Fulani families decimated by the Malian terrorist army in Sarakala near the Markala military camp on May 14, 2026:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Nouh Ciss\u00e9, 2 years old<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Amadi Bah, 3 years old<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Yerel Boly, 3 years old<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Amadou Boly, 3 years old<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Hamayi Boly, 3 years old<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Baraye Fofana, 4 years old<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Housseyni Ciss\u00e9, 4 years old<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Modibo Boly, 4 years old<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Sidi Boly, 5 years old<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Sekou Boly, 5 years old<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. Modibo Boly, 7 years old<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  12. Sadio Bah, 7 years old<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  13. Amadou Barry, 8 years old<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  14. Baba Boly, 10 years old<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  15. Sekou Ciss\u00e9, 12 years old<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  16. S\u00e9kou Barry, 12 years old<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  17. Sidi Ciss\u00e9, 12 years old<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  18. Yerel Boly, 14 years old<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  19. Nouh Ciss\u00e9, 14 years old<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  20. Mody Boly, 15 years old<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  21. Alou Fofana, 15 years old<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  22. Baba Sow, 15 years old<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  23. Mody Boly, 16 years old<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  24. Modibo Boly, 35 years old<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  25. Oumou Bah, 40 years old, with her 2-year-old child<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  26. Amadou Boly, 55 years old<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  27. Amaye Ciss\u00e9, 60 years old<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  28. S\u00e9kou Boly, 65 years old<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  29. Modibo Diallo, 75 years old<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  30. Hassana Bah, 75 years old<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  31. Sidi Bah, 76 years old<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    The massacres of the Arab-Tuareg-Fulani is becoming widespread throughout the AES region and their communities is more threatened than ever. The people on this list, among them both small children and elderly, apparently labeled as “terrorists” are not just names and numbers. These are people with relatives and friends and a history, and they were civilians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Brutally murdered by a military regime who have a genocidal agenda against certain ethnicities. Five entire families have been wiped out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    DISCOVERY OF YET ANOTHER MASS GRAVE IN AZAWAD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    14-05-26, Kidal Region: The picture is from a video showing a part of a mass grave containing the remains of Azawadi victims that has been discovered in a joint military base of the Malian army and its ally, the Russian African Corps, after they withdrew from the base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    These are victms from summary execution and extermination crimes committed by Russian Wagner mercenaries and the Malian army and it is believed that the majority of the victims are children. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The graves and beside them show traces of blood. And to prevent identification of the victims, these mass graves are rigged with explosives to prevent their exhumation, which is the custom of the Russian mercenaries in attempting to hide evidences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    It\u00b4s not the first time that mass graves are found in Azawad, it happens regularly. They cannot hide their crimes forever, what is hidden will always be revealed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The mass graves discovered in Azawad in recent days confirm the existence of horrific crimes and serious violations committed by the Malian army and Russian mercenaries, taking advantage of the security vacuum left by the international community. It is imperative to salvage what can be saved and put an end to these grave atrocities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    INTERNATIONAL APPEAL<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The Imouhagh International Organisation has filed an appeal to the International Community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Read it here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Azawad Support Group<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    17-05-26<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    H O M E<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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