List of massacres during the Mali War
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This is a list of massacres that have taken place during the Mali War.
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| Name | Date | Location | Deaths | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamkoutat massacre | 6 February 2014 | Tamkoutat and nearby areas, Ménaka Region, Mali | 31-35 Imghad Tuareg civilians killed, 6 injured | Around thirty civilians, mostly Imghad Tuaregs, were massacred near Tamkoutat. The Malian government and the MNLA accused MUJAO of being responsible for the killings, while other witnesses suggested a communal conflict between Tuaregs and Fulanis.[1] |
| Gao massacre | 18 January 2017 | Gao | 77 people killed, 115+ injured | A suicide bomber used explosive filled vehicle and attacked a military camp near Gao[2] |
| Ogossagou massacre | 23 March 2019 | Ogossagou and Welingara, Mopti Region | 160 Fulani herders killed | Terrorist gunmen attacked Ogossagou and Welingara villagers during the 2019 government protest that led to resignations[3][4] |
| Sobane Da massacre | 10 June 2019 | Sobane Da (Dogon village) | 35 and 95 people killed at different attacks | 19 people remained missing. The government suspected these were terrorist attacks[5] |
| Indelimane attack | 1 November 2019 | Indelimane, Ménaka Region | More than 70 soldiers and a civilian were killed | Three people were wounded.[6] |
| Mopti bus massacre | 3 December 2021 | Mopti region | 31 people killed, 17 injured | Gunmen shot civilians in a bus and set it on fire[7] |
| Moura massacre | 27 and 31 March 2022 | Moura, Mopti Region | 500+ civilians killed[8] | 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[9][10][11] |
| Hombori massacre | 19 April 2022 | Hombori | 50+ civilians killed; 500-600 arrested | Malian Army and Russian Wagner Group mercenaries fired and killed people in a market[12] |
| 2022 Bankass massacres | 18-19 June 2022 | Bankass Cercle, Mopti Region | 132 people killed | The Macina Katiba Islamic militants carried out the attack against the Dogon people[13][14] |
| Djiguibombo massacre | 1 July 2024 | Djiguibombo, Mopti Region | around 40 people killed | Unidentified attackers targeted a wedding ceremony.[15] |
| Diafarabé massacre | 12 May 2025 | Diafarabé | 22 people killed | Malian soldiers arrested 28 men, killing 22 |