2022 Bankass massacres
| 2022 Bankass massacres | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Macina Katiba | |
| Motive | Jihad, Islamism, nomadic conflict |
On 18 and 19 June 2022, 132
Background
During the early 2010s, an
traditional religion) contesting water and land with the nomadic Fula, who are mostly Muslims.[3][4]
Massacres
During 18 and 19 June 2022, a group of militants speaking Fula killed 132 civilians in Diallassagou and two surrounding towns in Bankass Cercle, Mopti Region.[1][2] The insurgents also burned huts and houses, and stole cattle.[2]
The government says that the perpetrators were
Macina Katiba, an al-Qaeda-affiliated jihadist group headed by Fulani preacher Amadou Kouaffa, which was established in 2015.[1][2]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "More than 100 civilians killed in Mali attacks: Gov't". www.aljazeera.com.
- ^ a b c d "Suspected jihadists kill more than 130 civilians in central Mali, officials say". France 24. June 20, 2022.
- S2CID 236553659.
- ^ "Mali attack: Behind the Dogon-Fulani violence in Mopti". BBC News. March 25, 2019.
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