France casts doubt on Mali account of Moura operation; Moscow hails 'victory'

France casts doubt on Mali account of Moura operation; Moscow hails 'victory'

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Paris (AFP) April 8, 2022

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Friday cast doubt on Mali's claim to have "neutralised" 203 jihadists in Moura, with witnesses claiming Malian forces actually killed scores of civilians. "The authorities in Bamako announce 200 terrorists killed, without civilian casualties. I have a hard time believing, I have a hard time understanding, I have a hard time accepting these expla

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