The French army says it has filmed Russian mercenaries burying bodies near a Malian military base to falsely accuse France’s departing forces of leaving behind mass graves.
The video, filmed with a drone and seen by AFP on Thursday, shows what appear to be white soldiers covering bodies with sand near the Gossi base in northern Mali.
The claim came after a Twitter account using the name Dia Diarra, who describes himself as a “former soldier” and “Malian patriot”, posted pixelated images of corpses buried in sand and accused France of atrocities.
Dia Diarra #Wagner
C'est peut-être dû au hasard mais remarquez qu'ils ont les mêmes techniques d'enfumage que la junte militaire algérienne 🇩🇿💊🇷🇺
🔴MALI: l'armée française accuse les mercenaires russes Wagner de manipulation #France #Russie #Algerie pic.twitter.com/VQBPZCSRUR— Monk (@ZayaneTaskForce) April 22, 2022
