Mali army chief launches investigation into video of soldier 'cannibalism'
Soldiers of the Malian Army Forces during an anti-terrorist operation in the Sahel in 2015. The security situation in Mali has been deteriorating steadily with separatists, salafists and jihadists mounting deadly insurrections since 2012.
Rights groups and the United Nations have repeatedly accused Malian soldiers of serious abuses, including executions and torture, committed against civilians