| 2017 Dogofry ambush | |||||||
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| Part of Mali War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Mali |  Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 9 killed 5 injured | None (per JNIM) | ||||||
On May 2, 2017, Malian forces were ambushed by Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin fighters near Dogofry, Mali.
Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) was formed in early 2017 as a coalition of five jihadist groups that rebelled against the Malian government in 2012. [1] The attack in Dogofry was the first notable attack of JNIM in western Mali, following earlier attacks in Boulikessi and Gourma-Rharous in the east. [2]
The ambush began around 1pm against a Malian convoy travelling between Nampala and Dogofry, Mali. [3] Malian soldiers from the Balazan combined arms group, based in Nara, hit a mine placed by the jihadists on the road, at which point the jihadists opened fire on the convoy. [4] Following the ambush, the jihadists retreated towards the Wagadou forest. [5] The attack was not initially claimed, but suspected to have been perpetrated by JNIM. [6]
AFP initially announced the deaths of eight Malian soldiers and four wounded. [3] On the evening of May 2, Abdel Karim Konate, the Malian Minister of Commerce and a government spokesman, announced that nine soldiers were killed and five were injured. [4] One vehicle was destroyed and another was captured. [7] JNIM claimed responsibility for the attack on May 3, and claimed the deaths and injuries of at least twenty Malian soldiers, while suffering no losses themselves. [8]
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