Tension and clashes between Dogon hunters and semi-nomadic Fulani herders have often occurred in Central Mali, the disputes are often over land and water, but this Saturday the Dogan hunters approached and attacked the villagers in the Fulani community, killing over 130 and burning homes down to the ground, there have been additional reports that the attack was described as a massacre as pregnant women, children, and even animals were killed. The attack took place in the early hours of dawn and the men were reported to be wearing traditional Dogon hunter clothing.

Pregnant women, children, the elderly, even animals, hacked & burned – the depravity of this weekend's massacre in Mali. On the brink of genocide, with the state encouraging armed militias to take things into their own hands, may God protect the Fulanihttps://t.co/thLS0VpWNk

— Aisha (@shariahaisha) March 25, 2019

The attacks took place whilst UN officials were meeting in Mali to discuss recent rises in violence in the region.

There are reports that Mali’s military are arming and equipping the Dogon hunter tribes with means to attack.

At least 134 Fulani villagers were massacred on Saturday as ethnic and insurgent violence escalates in Mali pic.twitter.com/YMYq1OdIhD

— TicToc by Bloomberg (@tictoc) March 25, 2019

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134 Fulani villagers, including women and children, were slaughtered in central Mali on Saturday morning. Attackers raided their village at dawn, burning people inside their homes.

— Heraa Hashmi (@caveheraa) March 25, 2019

134 Fulani were massacred in an attack on their village this past week in central Mali.  Their attackers surrounded their village at dawn, killed most people, including the children, in their homes, and then burned down those homes and whatever else they could.  #MaliMassacre pic.twitter.com/bBHJiLJeZW

— Khalid Latif (@KLatif) March 25, 2019

Pregnant women, children, the elderly, even animals, hacked & burned – the depravity of this weekend's massacre in Mali. On the brink of genocide, with the state encouraging armed militias to take things into their own hands, may God protect the Fulanihttps://t.co/thLS0VpWNk

— Aisha (@shariahaisha) March 25, 2019

So innocent women, elderly people and young children were targeted in Mali ethnic attack in Fulani village, 130 lives were taken and there’s no media coverage? Inna lilahi wa inna ilayhi raji'oon. We came as strangers and we will leave as strangers. This world has no place for us

— $ (@sisterinablack) March 25, 2019

Waking up to horrific news. Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi rajioon. https://t.co/ucHxYpMVMg

— Omar Suleiman (@omarsuleiman504) March 25, 2019

May Allah have mercy upon and accept the Shahadah of the 134 Fulani Muslims who were killed in #Mali. May Allah grant them the company of the Prophets and the Rightous people, Ameen.#Mali#OneUmmah

— Al-Jabarti (@IbnJabarti) March 25, 2019