France denounces claims that its military operation caused civilian killings in Mali and the Sahel region. An investigative report released on Monday by the London-based international law firm Stoke White documents that French airstrikes bombed a wedding, resulting in the killing of at least 19 civilians, in a village in central Mali last January. ? NEW REPORT: #France ’s Shadow War in #Mali : Airstrikes at the Bounti Wedding The ...