The tactics to enforce the sieges have also limited residents’ access to health and education.
By Chinedu Asadu
Nigeria Correspondent
The Associated Press
Security forces and armed groups are committing war crimes against civilians in Africa’s Sahel region, where extremists and rebels are increasingly fighting to exert dominance and control resources in communities, according to new reports from two rights groups.
Civilians are increasingly being killed, abducted or abused, including in Burkina Faso, where jihadi groups have fought for many years, and Mali, where militants and ethnic rebels are expanding their reach, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International said.
The Amnesty report was released on Thursday, while the HRW one came out on Tuesday.
