‘We saw terrible things’: Mali refugees tell of atrocities amid attacks
Thousands of Malians have been forced to flee their country as several groups, including the army, assault them.
![A Malian refugee now willing to the identified sits in his tent in Dounkara village, Mauritania [Shola Lawal/Al Jazeera]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/P1040667-1776903867.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Thousands of Malians have been forced to flee their country as several groups, including the army, assault them.
![Mohamed, who doesn't want to be fully identified, says he was arrested and paid a bribe despite being processed as an asylum seeker [Shola Lawal/Al Jazeera]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/P1040322-1776725505-1-1777401147.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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![Migrant and refugee rights advocates rally in Montreal, Canada, on March 21, 2026 [Jillian Kestler-D'Amours/Al Jazeera]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/DSC_0269-1774631572.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)