Nearly 100 killed in central Mali village
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At least 95 people in an ethnic Dogon village were killed in the latest massacre to destabilize central Mali, a government official said Monday.
Attackers believed to belong to the Fulani ethnic group raided a rival Dogon village overnight, killing nearly 100 people and burning houses to the ground, according to the local and government officials. 
Violence between Dogon hunters and Fulani herders has killed hundreds since January, including an attack in March in which gunmen killed more than 150 Fulani, one of the worst acts of bloodshed in Mali's recent history.
Sunday's raid took place in the Sangha district, where Fulanis from the neighboring Bankass district descended on a Dogon village after dark, said Moulaye Guindo, Bankass mayor.  
"Armed men, apparently Fulani, fired at the population and burnt the village," said Siriam Kanoute, an official for town Bandiagara nearby.
A map of Mali and its location in Africa /CGTN Photo

A map of Mali and its location in Africa /CGTN Photo

Ninety-five charred bodies had been found so far, but the death toll was likely to rise as the village was still ablaze, said Sangha mayor Ali Dolo. 
"On a population of around 300 inhabitants, only 50 responded to the roll call," said Dolo.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was outraged by the attack and called on all parties in Mali to "show restraint and to refrain from retaliatory acts," UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said in a statement.
A security ministry spokesman confirmed the attack but said the assailants had not been identified. The government later vowed to find those responsible.
"The government of Mali presents its deepest condolences to mourning families and assures all measures will be taken to arrest and punish the authors of this carnage," the communications ministry said in a statement.
Malian authorities have come under fire for failing to disarm militias or beat back Islamist insurgents. Rights groups have also accused the Malian army of conducting extrajudicial killings, kidnappings, torture and arbitrary arrests against suspected sympathizers of jihadist groups.
Violence between Fulani and rival communities has compounded an already dire security situation in Mali's semi-arid and desert regions, which are used as a base by groups with ties to al Qaeda and Islamic State (ISIL).
Those groups have exploited ethnic rivalries in Mali and its neighbors Burkina Faso and Niger in recent years to boost recruitment and extend their influence over vast swathes of territory.
Source(s): AP ,Reuters