List of massacres in Mali

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

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List of massacres

Post-2010

NameDateLocationDeathsDescription
Gao massacre 18 January 2017 Gao, Mali 77 people killed, 115+ injuredA suicide bomber used explosive filled vehicle and attacked a military camp near Gao [1]
Ogossagou massacre 23 March 2019Ogossagou and Welingara, Mopti Region, Mali 160 Fulani herders killedTerrorist gunmen attacked Ogossagou and Welingara villagers during the 2019 government protest that led to resignations [2] [3]
Sobane Da massacre 10 June 2019Sobane Da (Dogon village), Mali 35 and 95 people killed at different attacks19 people remained missing. The government suspected these were terrorist attacks [4]
Mopti bus massacre 3 December 2021 Mopti region, Mali 31 people killed, 17 injuredGunmen shot civilians in a bus and set it on fire [5]
Moura massacre 27 and 31 March 2022 Moura, Mopti Region, Mali 500+ 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 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 [10]
2022 Bankass massacres 18-19 June 2022 Bankass Cercle, Mopti Region, Mali 132 people killedThe Macina Katiba Islamic militants carried out the attack against the Dogon people [11] [12]
Djiguibombo massacre 1 July 2024Djiguibombo, Mopti Region, Mali around 40 people killedUnidentified attackers targeted a wedding ceremony. [13]
Diafarabé massacre 12th May 2025 Diafarabé, Mali 22 people killedMalian soldiers arrested 28 men, killing 22

See also

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. ↑ "US Condemns Militant Attack in Mali that Killed 31". Voice of America . Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "Mali: Massacre by Army, Foreign Soldiers". Human Rights Watch. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  8. ↑ "Russian mercenaries linked to civilian massacres in Mali". TheGuardian.com . 4 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "Malian army and suspected Russian fighters accused of massacre | DW | 06.04.2022". Deutsche Welle .
  10. ↑ Christensen, Sofia (31 August 2022). "At least 50 killed in April by Malian army, 'foreign troops' -U.N. report". Reuters. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  11. ↑ "More than 100 civilians killed in Mali attacks: Gov't". www.aljazeera.com.
  12. ↑ "Suspected jihadists kill more than 130 civilians in central Mali, officials say". France 24. 20 June 2022.
  13. ↑ "Extremists attack a wedding ceremony in Mali and kill at least 21". Associated Press . 3 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
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