source: AFP; RFI; Pinal (Mali); FAMAMali; AMAP; HRW; Facebook
actor1: Military Forces of Mali (2021-)
actor2: Civilians (Mali)
location: Sofara
notes: On 5 October 2021, Malian soldiers arrested dozens of people from the Fulani community at the weekly market in the town of Sofara (Djenne, Mopti). At least three people were extrajudicially killed. Malian Armed Forces denied the extrajudicial killings but admitted the torture and said that disciplinary sanctions were imposed on those responsible.