List of massacres in Mali
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This is a list of massacres that have taken place in Mali, Africa.
List of massacres[edit]
Post-2010[edit]
| Name | Date | Location | Deaths | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gao massacre | 18 January 2017 | Gao, Mali | 77 people killed, 115+ injured | A suicide bomber used explosive filled vehicle and attacked a military camp near Gao[1] |
| Ogossagou massacre | 23 March 2019 | Ogossagou and Welingara, Mopti Region, Mali | 160 Fulani herders killed | Terrorist gunmen attacked Ogossagou and Welingara villagers during the 2019 government protest that led to resignations[2][3] |
| Sobane Da massacre | 10 June 2019 | Sobane Da (Dogon village), Mali | 35 and 95 people killed at different attacks | 19 people remained missing. The government suspected these were terrorist attacks[4] |
| Mopti bus massacre | 3 December 2021 | Mopti region, Mali | 31 people killed, 17 injured | Gunmen shot civilians in a bus and set it on fire[5] |
| Moura massacre | 27 and 31 March 2022 | Moura, Mopti Region, Mali | 300 civilians killed | 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[6][7][8] |
| Hombori massacre | 19 April 2022 | Hombori, Mali | 50+ civilians killed; 500-600 arrested | Malian Army and Russian Wagner Group mercenaries fired and killed people in a market[9] |
| 2022 Bankass massacres | 18-19 June 2022 | Bankass Cercle, Mopti Region, Mali | 132 people killed | The Macina Katiba Islamic militants carried out the attack against the Dogon people[10][11] |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Al Qaeda-linked group claims Mali's deadliest suicide attack". euronews. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ^ Diallo, Tiemoko (23 March 2019). "At least 134 Fulani herders killed in central Mali's worst violence yet". Reuters. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ "Death toll in Mali attack rises to at least 110". Reuters. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019 – via The Jerusalem Post.
- ^ "At least 95 killed in attack on ethnic Dogon village in central Mali". France 24. 2019-06-10. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
- ^ "US Condemns Militant Attack in Mali that Killed 31". Voice of America. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- ^ "Mali: Massacre by Army, Foreign Soldiers". 5 April 2022.
- ^ "Russian mercenaries linked to civilian massacres in Mali". TheGuardian.com. 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Malian army and suspected Russian fighters accused of massacre | DW | 06.04.2022". Deutsche Welle.
- ^ Christensen, Sofia (31 August 2022). "At least 50 killed in April by Malian army, 'foreign troops' -U.N. report". Reuters. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ "More than 100 civilians killed in Mali attacks: Gov't". www.aljazeera.com.
- ^ "Suspected jihadists kill more than 130 civilians in central Mali, officials say". France 24. June 20, 2022.
