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Russia’s Africa Corps is carrying out the same brutal tactics as Wagner — rapes, beheadings and organ theft — say Malian refugees who fled to Mauritania.

Dozens describe indiscriminate killings, sexual violence and abductions by foreign fighters who dehumanize locals with Russian slurs, intensifying terror in the world’s deadliest conflict zone.

Under international law, Russia is directly accountable for Africa Corps’ actions since the unit is embedded in its Defense Ministry, legal experts say.

DOUANKARA, Mauritania — A new Russian military unit that replaced the Wagner mercenary group is carrying out abuses including rapes and beheadings as it teams up with Mali’s military to

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