UNITED NATIONS, United States, Aug 5, 2022 (BSS/AFP) - The Malian army and

"white-skinned soldiers" were involved in the deaths of 33 civilians,
according to an expert report to the UN seen by AFP Friday.

The bodies of 29 Mauritanians and four Malians were found near the village of
Robinet El Ataye in the Segou region, where 33 civilians had been beaten and
taken away on March 5, the UN Group of Experts on Mali said in a report to
the Security Council late last month.

A diplomatic source in New York told AFP that the white soldiers were
paramilitaries of Russia's Wagner group.