2015 Gourma-Rharous attack
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
16°52′48″N 1°55′26″W / 16.88°N 1.9239°W
| 2015 Gourma-Rharous attack | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Mali War | |||||||
| |||||||
| Belligerents | |||||||
 National Guard of Mali |
 AQIM | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
|
11 killed 1 injured | Unknown | ||||||
On August 3, 2015, jihadists from Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) launched an attack on Malian forces in Gourma-Rharous, Mali. Eleven Malian soldiers were killed in the attack.
In late 2014 and early 2015, jihadist groups rebelling against the Malian government during the Mali War spread westward, conducting more attacks in Tombouctou Region, where Gourma-Rharous is located, and Mopti Region, in central Mali.[1] In June 2015, Ansar Dine militants attacked Malian forces in Nara, a town on the Mauritanian border in west-central Mali.[2]