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The Moura massacre was carried out by Malian Armed Forces and Russian mercenaries from the Wagner Group between 27 and 31 March 2022, in the central Malian town of Moura, Mopti Region in conflict with Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb 's Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin.
The market shooting killed around 50 civilians. [3] Immediately following the massacre, Malian and Russian soldiers detained around 500 civilians at the local base in Hombori. [4] Days later, one Malian soldier shot 20 out of the 27 detained civilians at the base. [4] Two more detainees were tortured to death. [5] The rest of the 500 were freed ...
The UN reported in its March 2017 report that fifteen Malian soldiers were killed and five were injured. [9] JNIM claimed only two of their fighters were wounded in the attack, and claimed to have killed a dozen Malian soldiers. [10] Three Malian soldiers taken captive during the attack appeared in JNIM propaganda videos in October 2017. [11]
4 killed. 8-10 injured. 4 killed. 5 civilians killed. On August 7, 2015, jihadists from Al-Mourabitoun and Katiba Macina attacked the Byblos Hotel in Sévaré, Mali. The attack was one of the largest attacks against civilians in Mopti Region during the Mali War, and led to the deaths of thirteen people, including five civilians.
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]
6 killed, 18 wounded. None. 30 killed. On January 24, 2021, jihadists from Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) launched simultaneous attacks on Malian troops stationed in the towns of Boulikessi and Mondoro, Mali. The Malian forces, combined with French weapons from Operation Barkhane, repulsed the JNIM attacks from both towns.
Hamadine Driss Ag Mohamed, son of Abeibara’s village chief, told The Associated Press on Friday that Malian soldiers and fighters from the Russian mercenary group Wagner had killed 46 civilians.
July 30, 2024 at 7:15 AM. BAMAKO (Reuters) - An al Qaeda affiliate said it killed 50 Russian Wagner mercenaries and 10 Malian soldiers in an ambush in Mali's northern Kidal region near the border ...