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The operation began on 27 March when government forces entered the town of Moura. [9] Military helicopters landed near the town's market, the soldiers stepped out and approached a group of around 30 jihadists, who fired at them, killing at least two white soldiers (most likely from the Wagner Group) and an unknown number of government ones.
The ensuing fighting saw dozens of Malian and Wagner forces killed, injured or captured and resulted in the rebels claiming control of the commune. FAMa acknowledged that it suffered heavy losses, while inflicting over 20 casualties on the rebels. CSP claimed that around 84 Wagner mercenaries and 47 Malian soldiers were killed.
The United Nations expressed concern about the Hombori massacre, as it came just a month after Mali and Wagner troops killed around 300 civilians in Moura. [9] On 23 April, just four days after the massacre in Hombori, clashes in Mondoro and Boni killed several Malian and Wagner troops. [7]
Malian and Wagner forces also poisoned water wells to kill livestock and civilians in Abeibara. [1] [2] The exact death toll of the massacres is unknown. JNIM reported that 15 people were killed. [2] RFI reported that all of the people were killed were civilians, with the exception of one CSP-PSD fighter and one to six JNIM jihadists. [1]
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 ...
On 24 July 2024, the Malian army and Wagner forces captured the town of In-Afarak, near the Algerian border, from CMA rebels, but the settlement was recaptured by the rebels days later. [349] On 27 July 2024, Tuareg rebels claimed to have killed dozens of Malian and Wagner group soldiers in an ambush near the settlement of Tinzaouaten. They ...
Malian and Wagner forces were able to repel the attackers, who fled. [4] Malian troops set out in pursuit of the jihadists, flying airplanes and drones overhead and launching some drone strikes. [4] Many of the jihadists were caught in Niamana, a village that was the scene of a massacre by Malian and Wagner forces who killed 13 civilians. [5]
The next day, Malian forces bypassed CSP-PSD positions in the valley by going south, and stated that they foiled a "series of ambushes" and "high-intensity skirmishes." [53] Ten rebel vehicles were destroyed by Malian drone strikes in the fighting. [53] Malian and Wagner forces seized control of Kidal bloodlessly on November 14. [54]