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Rabat\u2013Mali: The Conference Where Victims of Terrorism Have No Name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Mohamed AG Ahmedou, journalist and member of Malian civil society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By hosting the coup leader, Isma\u00ebl Wagu\u00e9, at the Conference on African Victims of Terrorism, Moroccan authorities offered a diplomatic platform to a regime accused of executing Tuareg, Arab, and Fulani civilians. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This presence stands in stark contrast to the reality of the massacres committed in Mali by the army and Russian mercenaries, and reveals the ambiguities of an event supposedly dedicated to bringing justice to the victims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moroccan Diplomacy in a Tense Position:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rabat, December 2\u20133, 2025. In the Moroccan capital, the Conference on African Victims of Terrorism aimed to be a space for truth, compassion, and recognition. Yet, the image that dominated this event was one of paradox: the official participation of the self-proclaimed Lieutenant General Isma\u00ebl Wagu\u00e9, Minister of Reconciliation for Mali\u2019s illegitimate regime and a central figure in the military regime, in a meeting dedicated to\u2026 the victims of terrorist acts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The information, relayed via the Malian government\u2019s Facebook page\u2014a communication tool used in a controversial manner by the junta\u2014provoked incomprehension and outrage, particularly among the communities most affected by the atrocities in Mali.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For behind the official pronouncements of \u201cpeace\u201d and \u201cthe fight against extremism\u201d lies a diametrically opposed reality: the Malian junta has itself become a perpetrator of mass violence against civilians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Rabat, the massacres perpetrated by the Malian army remained unaddressed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Malian regime\u2019s invitation takes on a tragic dimension in light of recent events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For months, drone strikes by the Malian army, sometimes coordinated with Russian mercenaries from Afrika Korps (formerly Wagner Group), have been bombing not jihadist katibas, but weddings, weekly markets, and Tuareg, Arab, and Fulani hamlets.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among the most striking incidents:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gossi, a town in the Liptako-Gourma region of Timbuktu, October 30, 2025: 19 people killed during a wedding celebration, targeted by a Malian army drone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zou\u00e9ra, July 8, 2025: the weekly market bombed by an army drone, killing four people, including three underage girls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c9mimalane, October 24, 2025: a deadly airstrike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tangata, November 13, 2025: a family of seven killed, including five children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

November 14, 2025: Six women and a baby were killed in an airstrike targeting a camp in the town of Eghachar N’Tirikene in the Gargando department, located in the western part of the Timbuktu region of Mali.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nijhaltate, November 26, 2025: Women, men, and children were executed during a punitive operation carried out jointly by the Malian army and Africa Corps.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

According to an investigation cited in the American press through the Associated Press, more than 5,000 civilians have been killed since 2022 by these operations conducted by Bamako and its Russian allies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n