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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 16/09/2026

Today marks three years since Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger formed the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) in an effort to restore national sovereignty. To push that message Mali’s military government now broadcast drone strikes on national television, describing them as "precise" attacks on terrorists.

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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 16/09/2026

We geolocated one strike on July 8, 2025 to the town of Zouera. In footage broadcast on TV it was presented as a successful operation against a supply vehicle for terrorists. But testimony gathered by Médecins Sans Frontières stated four people were killed in the strike, including three young girls.

Geolocation diagram showing Google Earth satellite image (middle) with a screengrab of aftermath footage blurred by Bellingcat (left) and drone-footage shown on ORTM 1 (right). Sources: X/@AmakanessAg and Youtube.

Information gathered by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and posted on X on July 11, 2025, stated four people were killed in the strike, including three young girls. MSF added that five others were treated for injuries at a local health centre, one of whom was in a serious condition.
https://x.com/MSF_WestAfrica/status/1943598703098356149?s=20

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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 16/09/2026

Two strikes seen in footage released by the military from March 2024 in Amasrakad also resulted in claims of civilian deaths. France24 geolocated the first strike on a truck. Bellingcat geolocated the second to a structure in a compound, where video shows several people scrambling before impact.

Geolocation diagram showing Google earth satellite image (right), screengrab of aftermath footage (top-left) and screengrab of drone footage (bottom-left). Sources: X/@MohmedRAMADANE and Youtube.

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