Mercenaries from the Kremlin-linked Wagner Group are accused of executing between 300-500 people while conducting an anti-jihadist offensive alongside the Malian army. Rights groups say the massacre – which started on 27 March – is the worst single atrocity reported in a decade-long armed conflict. Wagner Group fighters arrived in Mali late last year, prompting France and allied European countries to withdraw their anti-jihadist forces. Just a month later, the neighbour’s house is on fire after taking a direct hit from a Russian bomb. The New Humanitarian is always open to diverse pitches, or ideas that go beyond the standard journalistic fare.