Bodio ambush

In the late morning of October 6, Malian vehicles passing through Bodio, a small village between Koro and Bandiagara, were ambushed by IEDs. Jihadists waiting nearby then engaged in a firefight with the stunned Malian soldiers.^[2] In the following days, the Malian army claimed to have responded "vigorously" with airstrikes and further operations in the area.^[2]

Later, the attack was claimed by Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin.^[3]

On the evening of the ambush, the Malian government announced a death toll of nine soldiers.^[2] However, local officials stated that sixteen soldiers were killed and ten were injured.^[3][4] Malian operations after the attack killed fifteen jihadists and captured twenty motorcycles, according to Malian government officials.^[2][1]