Dioura

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Dioura
Village
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Dioura
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 14°49′31″N5°15′5″W / 14.82528°N 5.25139°W / 14.82528; -5.25139
CountryFlag of Mali.svg  Mali
Region Mopti Region
Cercle Ténenkou Cercle
Commune Karéri
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

Dioura is a village and seat of the commune of Karéri in the Cercle of Ténenkou in the Mopti Region of southern-central Mali. [1]

History

On March 17, 2019, gunmen attacked a Malian army base in Dioura, killing at least sixteen soldiers. [2]

On 30 September 2023, the Permanent Strategic Framework claimed responsibility for an attack in Dioura, claiming that they captured Dioura's military base after two hours of fighting. [3] The rebels initially claimed to have killed 98 soldiers, however this figure was later revised to 81. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Communes de la Région de Mopti (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales, République du Mali, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-09.
  2. ↑ Diallo, Tiemoko; Diouara, Cheick Amadou (March 17, 2019). "Gunmen attack Mali army base, kill at least 16 soldiers". Reuters.
  3. ↑ "Mali: les rebelles du CSP attaquent et se retirent du camp militaire de Dioura". RFI (in French). 2023-09-29. Retrieved 2025-04-12.
  4. ↑ Presse, AFP-Agence France. "Mali Separatists Claim Deadly Attack Against Army". barrons. Retrieved 2025-04-12.


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