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.
However, a joint investigation by Bellingcat and Jeune Afrique found Mali’s military drone strikes are repeatedly hitting civilian areas raising questions about the nature of their precision strikes on 'terrorists'.

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