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Click to expand Image An aerial view of the town of Menaka, Mali, on November 22, 2020. 2020 SOULEYMANE AG ANARA/AFP via Getty Images Islamist armed groups have carried out widespread killings, rapes, and lootings of villages in northeast Mali since January 2023 forcing thousands of people to flee. Security has deteriorated sharply amid clashes between two armed Islamist groups as they seek to control supply routes and increase their influence. The UN peacekeepers' departure makes things worse. The Malian authorities need to ramp up efforts to protect civilians and work closely with international partners to ensure that displaced people have access to aid and basic services. (Nairobi) - Islamist armed groups have carried out widespread killings, rapes, and lootings of villages in northeast Mali since January 2023, Human Rights Watch said today.Thousands of people have been forced to flee Menaka and Gao regions. Amid the mounting abuses, Mali's transitional military government