The UN said that at least 50 Mali people civilians were killed in an army operation on 19 April,2022 aided by "foreign" military personnel.
The conflict happened in Hombori municipality in the central Douentza region after a military convoy was targeted by a bomb, the UN's mission in Mali, Minusma, says.
"Almost 50 civilians both including a woman and a child were killed and more than 500 others arrested," Minusma said.
Mali's military has not yet responded, according to the news agency.
Minusma do not specify who the foreign fighters were, but Mali - which has been grappling with insecurity challenges - has previously been condemned by Western powers for working with Russian mercenaries.
