2019 in Mali
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Events
- 1 January - An attack on Koulogon village by Dogon militiamen kills 37 civilians.[1]
- 20 January - 2019 Aguelhok attack: Ten Chadian United Nations peacekeepers are killed in and al-Qaeda attack on the MINUSMA base at Aguelhok; 26 others are injured.[2]
- 22 February - Three Guinean peacekeepers from the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) are killed and one injured near Siby, Bamako Region.[3]
- 17 March - Raid on Dioura (2019): JNIM raid the Malian base in Dioura, Mopti Region. Fighting lasts hours, vehicles and ammo are destroyed, and commander Mohamed Sidati Ould Cheikh is killed.[4]
- 23 March - Gunmen attack Fulani villages in Ogossagou, central Mali, killing 157 villagers in one of the worst massacres in the country’s recent history.[5]
- 24 March - A Dogon village in the Ogossagou region is attacked, leaving four people dead.[5]
- 18 April - Demonstrators in Bamako protest against the government, calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga and withdrawal of the UN peacekeeping mission MINUSMA.[6]
- 9 June - Sobane Da massacre: The Sobane Da village in Mopti Region is attacked by around 50 armed assailants on motorbikes and pickup trucks; the seven-hour assault kills 35 people.[7]
- 3 September - A roadside explosion near Dallah kills 14 bus passengers.[1]
- 3 November - Dozens of soldiers are killed in an Islamic State attack on a military post in Indelimane, Menaka region.[8]
- 25 November - Thirteen French soldiers are killed in a mid-air collision between a Tiger attack helicopter and a Cougar transport helicopter during a combat mission against fighters in northern Mali.[9]
Deaths
- October 28 – Roman Catholic prelate[10]
References
- 1 2 Human Rights Watch (2019-12-09), "Mali: Events of 2019", Share this via Facebook, retrieved 2025-09-16
- ↑ "Mali: Ten UN peacekeepers killed in 'jihadist' attack". bbc.co.uk. 20 January 2019. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ↑ "Security Council press statement on attack against peacekeepers from United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA)". MINUSMA. 2019-02-24. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
- ↑ "Situation au Mali: Rapport du Secrétaire général" (PDF). United Nations Security Council. May 31, 2019. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
- 1 2 Diallo, Tiemoko (2019-03-27). "U.N. to investigate massacre of 157 Malian villagers". Reuters. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
- ↑ "Mali PM, government resign over massacre". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
- ↑ "Governor sacked after Mali massacre". Archived from the original on 2022-04-19. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
- ↑ "53 troops killed in Mali military outpost attack". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
- ↑ "13 French soldiers killed in mid-air helicopter collision in Mali". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
- ↑ "Bishop Jean-Gabriel Diarra".
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