Bintagoungou attack
Bintagoungou attack | |||||||
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Part of Mali War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Mali | Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
5 killed 8 injured 4 missing 8 vehicles destroyed 1 vehicle captured | 1 killed (per JNIM) |
On June 17, 2017, jihadists from Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin attacked Malian forces in Bintagoungou, Tombouctou Region, Mali.
Prelude
Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin formed in early 2017 as a coalition of five separate jihadist groups that rebelled against the Malian government in 2012.[1] On June 1, 2017, several weeks prior to the Bintagoungou attack, the group ambushed Malian soldiers at Tikerefinadji, killing three soldiers and injuring three more.[2]
Attack
The attack began around 5am local time at the Malian military base in Bintagoungou.[3] The jihadists arrived at the camp with three pick-ups, which they parked on the outskirts before walking silently by foot to the camp itself.[4] After the jihadists stabbed a sentry, the main assault began. In the fighting, the camp's ammo depot was burned, eight vehicles were burned, and one was captured.[4] Reinforcements from Goundam arrived around 8am, by which point the jihadists had already fled.[4]
Aftermath
The Malian army stated in a press release that same day that five soldiers were killed in the attack, eight were injured, and eight vehicles were destroyed. The injured soldiers were evacuated to Timbuktu by
References
- ^ "Mali: Enabling Dialogue with the Jihadist Coalition JNIM". www.crisisgroup.org. 2021-12-10. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
- ^ "Deux soldats maliens tués dans une embuscade au Mali". Voice of America (in French). 2017-06-01. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
- ^ "Mali : cinq soldats maliens tués dans une attaque contre l'armée – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). Retrieved 2023-12-20.
- ^ a b c d "Mali: au moins 5 soldats tués dans l'attaque d'un camp militaire dans le nord". RFI (in French). 2017-06-17. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
- ^ "Nosrat al-Islam wal-Mouslimin revendique plusieurs attaques et affirme disposer d'armes anti-aériennes". kibaru.ml (in French). 2017. Retrieved 2023-12-20.