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
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 [1]
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 [2] [3]
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 [4]
Indelimane attack	1 November 2019	Indelimane, Ménaka Region	More than 70 soldiers and a civilian were killed	Three people were wounded. [5]
Mopti bus massacre	3 December 2021	Mopti region	31 people killed, 17 injured	Gunmen shot civilians in a bus and set it on fire [6]
Moura massacre	27 and 31 March 2022	Moura, Mopti Region	500+ civilians killed [7]	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 [8] [9] [10]
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 [11]
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 [12] [13]
Djiguibombo massacre	1 July 2024	Djiguibombo, Mopti Region	around 40 people killed	Unidentified attackers targeted a wedding ceremony. [14]
Diafarabé massacre	12th May 2025	Diafarabé	22 people killed	Malian soldiers arrested 28 men, killing 22

See also

• Timeline of the Mali war

References

1. "Al Qaeda-linked group claims Mali's deadliest suicide attack". euronews. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
2. Diallo, Tiemoko (23 March 2019). "At least 134 Fulani herders killed in central Mali's worst violence yet". Reuters. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
3. "Death toll in Mali attack rises to at least 110". Reuters. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019– via The Jerusalem Post.
4. "At least 95 killed in attack on ethnic Dogon village in central Mali". France 24. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
5. "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.
6. "US Condemns Militant Attack in Mali that Killed 31". Voice of America . Retrieved 6 December 2021.
7. "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.
8. "Mali: Massacre by Army, Foreign Soldiers". Human Rights Watch. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
9. "Russian mercenaries linked to civilian massacres in Mali". TheGuardian.com . 4 May 2022.
10. "Malian army and suspected Russian fighters accused of massacre | DW | 06.04.2022". Deutsche Welle .
11. Christensen, Sofia (31 August 2022). "At least 50 killed in April by Malian army, 'foreign troops' -U.N. report". Reuters. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
12. "More than 100 civilians killed in Mali attacks: Gov't". www.aljazeera.com.
13. "Suspected jihadists kill more than 130 civilians in central Mali, officials say". France 24. 20 June 2022.
14. "Extremists attack a wedding ceremony in Mali and kill at least 21". Associated Press . 3 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.