After seeing a video of graves, Mali accuses France of snooping.

France has denied that its soldiers were involved in the killing and claims that the incident is a Russian-backed attempt to undermine the country's military.

After seeing a video of graves, Mali accuses France of snooping.

Mali has accused the French army of "spying" after footage purportedly showing soldiers burying dead at a military base recently recovered by France was filmed using a drone.

The Mali government, which is dominated by the military, claimed the photographs were made up to accuse the Malian military of killing civilians.

The drone film was published earlier this month by France, which said it showed Russian mercenaries helping the Malian government burying dead in the sand near the Gossi base.

France has denied that its soldiers were involved in the killing and claims that the incident is a Russian-backed attempt to undermine the country's military.

For nearly a decade, tens of thousands of French troops have been fighting Islamist terrorists in Mali.

Following disagreements with the military rulers who seized control in a coup last year, France chose to withdraw them.