List of massacres during the Mali War

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This is a list of massacres that have taken place during the Mali War.

List

Name Date Location Deaths Description
Tamkoutat massacre 6 February 2014 Tamkoutat and nearby areas, Ménaka Region, Mali 31-35 Imghad Tuareg civilians killed, 6 injured Around thirty civilians, mostly Imghad Tuaregs, were massacred near Tamkoutat. The Malian government and the MNLA accused MUJAO of being responsible for the killings, while other witnesses suggested a communal conflict between Tuaregs and Fulanis.[1]
Gao massacre 18 January 2017 Gao 77 people killed, 115+ injured A suicide bomber used explosive filled vehicle and attacked a military camp near Gao[2]
Ogossagou massacre 23 March 2019 Ogossagou and Welingara, Mopti Region 160 Fulani herders killed Terrorist gunmen attacked Ogossagou and Welingara villagers during the 2019 government protest that led to resignations[3][4]
Sobane Da massacre 10 June 2019 Sobane Da (Dogon village) 35 and 95 people killed at different attacks 19 people remained missing. The government suspected these were terrorist attacks[5]
Indelimane attack 1 November 2019 Indelimane, Ménaka Region More than 70 soldiers and a civilian were killed Three people were wounded.[6]
Mopti bus massacre 3 December 2021 Mopti region 31 people killed, 17 injured Gunmen shot civilians in a bus and set it on fire[7]
Moura massacre 27 and 31 March 2022 Moura, Mopti Region 500+ civilians killed[8] Conflict between the Malian Armed Forces and alleged Russian mercenaries from the Wagner Group, with Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb's Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin[9][10][11]
Hombori massacre 19 April 2022 Hombori 50+ civilians killed; 500-600 arrested Malian Army and Russian Wagner Group mercenaries fired and killed people in a market[12]
2022 Bankass massacres 18-19 June 2022 Bankass Cercle, Mopti Region 132 people killed The Macina Katiba Islamic militants carried out the attack against the Dogon people[13][14]
Djiguibombo massacre 1 July 2024 Djiguibombo, Mopti Region around 40 people killed Unidentified attackers targeted a wedding ceremony.[15]
Diafarabé massacre 12 May 2025 Diafarabé 22 people killed Malian soldiers arrested 28 men, killing 22

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Des Civils Tués Au Nord | Mali | Polémique Sur L'identité Des Victimes Et Des Assaillants". maliactu.net (in French). 11 February 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "Al Qaeda-linked group claims Mali's deadliest suicide attack". euronews. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  3. ↑ Diallo, Tiemoko (23 March 2019). "At least 134 Fulani herders killed in central Mali's worst violence yet". Reuters. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  4. ↑ "Death toll in Mali attack rises to at least 110". Reuters. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019 – via The Jerusalem Post.
  5. ↑ "At least 95 killed in attack on ethnic Dogon village in central Mali". France 24. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  6. ↑ "Militants kill 54 in attack on Mali army post, ISIS claims responsibility". NBC News. 3 November 2019. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023.
  7. ↑ "US Condemns Militant Attack in Mali that Killed 31". Voice of America. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  8. ↑ "UN human rights report says at least 500 believed to have died in Mali village massacre last year". Associated Press. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "Mali: Massacre by Army, Foreign Soldiers". Human Rights Watch. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  10. ↑ "Russian mercenaries linked to civilian massacres in Mali". TheGuardian.com. 4 May 2022.
  11. ↑ "Malian army and suspected Russian fighters accused of massacre | DW | 06.04.2022". Deutsche Welle.
  12. ↑ Christensen, Sofia (31 August 2022). "At least 50 killed in April by Malian army, 'foreign troops' -U.N. report". Reuters. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  13. ↑ "More than 100 civilians killed in Mali attacks: Gov't". www.aljazeera.com.
  14. ↑ "Suspected jihadists kill more than 130 civilians in central Mali, officials say". France 24. 20 June 2022.
  15. ↑ "Extremists attack a wedding ceremony in Mali and kill at least 21". Associated Press. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
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