Mali’s army says it’s investigating soldiers who were accused by separatist Tuareg rebels of killing at least 24 civilians earlier this week.

Mali's military is probing accusations from Tuareg separatists that soldiers and Wagner Group mercenaries killed 24 civilians. The alleged incident occurred during a civilian transport intercept. Analysts doubt the investigation will implicate the military or mercenaries.

Mali's military government says it is investigating allegations that soldiers "coldly executed" at least 24 civilians in the north of the country on Monday. That claim was made by a separatist Tuareg rebel alliance,

Twenty-four civilians died when mercenaries opened fire on a convoy in a revenge attack after a battle, rebels claim