00:00Amnesty International is calling for a war crimes investigation after at least 19 Malian soldiers were allegedly executed despite surrendering.
00:10The rights group is calling for an independent investigation after analysing videos from the July 18th attack on a military
00:17convoy leaving the northern town of Anifis.
00:20Amnesty says the footage shows soldiers who were clearly out of combat walking with their hands behind their heads before
00:28being shot execution style.
00:30The convoy had been ambushed by Tuareg separatists and fighters from the Al-Qaeda-linked Janim group, with at least
00:3750 soldiers reported killed.
00:39Amnesty says international humanitarian law gives absolute protection to anyone who has surrendered or is otherwise out of action.
00:46The UN has also demanded an investigation into the killings as Mali's military government faces mounting pressure over a worsening
00:54insurgency.
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