List of massacres in Mali explained

This is a list of massacres that have taken place in Mali, Africa.

List of massacres

Post-2010

NameDateLocationDeaths Description
Gao massacre18 January 2017Gao, Mali77 people killed, 115+ injuredA suicide bomber used explosive filled vehicle and attacked a military camp near Gao[1]
Ogossagou massacre23 March 2019Ogossagou and Welingara, Mopti Region, Mali160 Fulani herders killedTerrorist gunmen attacked Ogossagou and Welingara villagers during the 2019 government protest that led to resignations[2] [3]
Sobane Da massacre10 June 2019Sobane Da (Dogon village), Mali35 and 95 people killed at different attacks 19 people remained missing. The government suspected these were terrorist attacks[4]
Mopti bus massacre3 December 2021Mopti region, Mali31 people killed, 17 injuredGunmen shot civilians in a bus and set it on fire[5]
Moura massacre27 and 31 March 2022Moura, Mopti Region, Mali500+ civilians killed[6] 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[7] [8] [9]
Hombori massacre19 April 2022Hombori, Mali50+ civilians killed; 500-600 arrestedMalian Army and Russian Wagner Group mercenaries fired and killed people in a market[10]
2022 Bankass massacres18-19 June 2022Bankass Cercle, Mopti Region, Mali132 people killedThe Macina Katiba Islamic militants carried out the attack against the Dogon people[11] [12]
Djiguibombo massacre1 July 2024Djiguibombo, Mopti Region, Maliaround 40 people killedUnidentified attackers targeted a wedding ceremony.[13]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Al Qaeda-linked group claims Mali's deadliest suicide attack. euronews. 19 January 2017.
  2. News: Diallo. Tiemoko. At least 134 Fulani herders killed in central Mali's worst violence yet. 23 March 2019. Reuters. 23 March 2019.
  3. Web site: Death toll in Mali attack rises to at least 110. Reuters. The Jerusalem Post. 23 March 2019. 23 March 2019.
  4. Web site: At least 95 killed in attack on ethnic Dogon village in central Mali. 2019-06-10. France 24. en. 2019-06-10.
  5. Web site: US Condemns Militant Attack in Mali that Killed 31. 2021-12-06. Voice of America. en.
  6. Web site: UN human rights report says at least 500 believed to have died in Mali village massacre last year. Associated Press. 12 May 2023. 4 July 2024.
  7. Web site: Mali: Massacre by Army, Foreign Soldiers . 5 April 2022 .
  8. Web site: Russian mercenaries linked to civilian massacres in Mali . . 4 May 2022 .
  9. Web site: Malian army and suspected Russian fighters accused of massacre | DW | 06.04.2022 . .
  10. News: Christensen . Sofia . 31 August 2022 . At least 50 killed in April by Malian army, 'foreign troops' -U.N. report . en . Reuters . 9 February 2023.
  11. Web site: More than 100 civilians killed in Mali attacks: Gov't. www.aljazeera.com.
  12. Web site: Suspected jihadists kill more than 130 civilians in central Mali, officials say. June 20, 2022. France 24.
  13. Web site: Extremists attack a wedding ceremony in Mali and kill at least 21. 3 July 2024. 4 July 2024. Associated Press.

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