France accuses Russia of disinformation campaign in Mali

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Soldiers of the Barkhane Force and the Malian army patrol in a street of Menaka, in the region of Liptako. The Mali Junta and Kremlin-backed Wagner Group have been accused of killing hundreds of people in a recent operation. PHOTO | FILE

France has accused Russia of mounting a disinformation campaign to discredit its almost decade-long military operation in Mali.

The French army released a drone footage it says shows people, believed to be Russian troops, staging a mass grave in a bid to accuse French troops of war crimes in the West African country.