2017 Boulikessi attack | |||||||
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Part of Mali War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
| Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Lt. Col. Abdoulaye Diallo † | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
15 killed 5 injured 3 captured | 2 wounded (per JNIM) |
On March 5, 2017, jihadists from Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin attacked Malian forces in Boulikessi. The attack was the first by JNIM since its inception that month.
Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin was formed in March 2017 as a coalition of five jihadist groups that initially rebelled against the Malian government in 2012. These groups included Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, Katiba Macina, Al-Mourabitoun, the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa, and Ansar Dine, whose leader Iyad Ag Ghaly also became leader of JNIM. [1]
The Waraba battalion of the Malian Army was attacked around 5am by three pickups in Boulikessi while on patrol on March 5. [2] The soldiers fled the scene, some ending up in the village of Dambatousougou in Burkina Faso, and others in Mondoro. [3] [4] Much of the Malian Army's equipment and weapons were destroyed or captured by the jihadists. [5] The commander of the Malian detachment, Lieutenant-Colonel Abdoulaye Diallo, was killed fending off the jihadists. [6] Fighting lasted for four hours. [6] Fighters from the pro-government Arab Movement of Azawad were present near the attack, but did not intervene. [7]
The Malian government deployed reinforcements from the Waraba and Debo battalions, along with French forces, to search for the perpetrators. [5]
AFP claimed the attack was perpetrated by Ansarul Islam shortly after news broke, but JNIM claimed responsibility on March 9. [8] [5]
The Malian ministry of defense claimed the deaths of eleven soldiers and the injuries of five others. [5] A resident of Boulikessi, speaking to Nord Sud Journal, claimed thirteen soldiers were killed. [7] 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]
2017 Boulikessi attack | |||||||
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Part of Mali War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
| Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Lt. Col. Abdoulaye Diallo † | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
15 killed 5 injured 3 captured | 2 wounded (per JNIM) |
On March 5, 2017, jihadists from Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin attacked Malian forces in Boulikessi. The attack was the first by JNIM since its inception that month.
Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin was formed in March 2017 as a coalition of five jihadist groups that initially rebelled against the Malian government in 2012. These groups included Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, Katiba Macina, Al-Mourabitoun, the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa, and Ansar Dine, whose leader Iyad Ag Ghaly also became leader of JNIM. [1]
The Waraba battalion of the Malian Army was attacked around 5am by three pickups in Boulikessi while on patrol on March 5. [2] The soldiers fled the scene, some ending up in the village of Dambatousougou in Burkina Faso, and others in Mondoro. [3] [4] Much of the Malian Army's equipment and weapons were destroyed or captured by the jihadists. [5] The commander of the Malian detachment, Lieutenant-Colonel Abdoulaye Diallo, was killed fending off the jihadists. [6] Fighting lasted for four hours. [6] Fighters from the pro-government Arab Movement of Azawad were present near the attack, but did not intervene. [7]
The Malian government deployed reinforcements from the Waraba and Debo battalions, along with French forces, to search for the perpetrators. [5]
AFP claimed the attack was perpetrated by Ansarul Islam shortly after news broke, but JNIM claimed responsibility on March 9. [8] [5]
The Malian ministry of defense claimed the deaths of eleven soldiers and the injuries of five others. [5] A resident of Boulikessi, speaking to Nord Sud Journal, claimed thirteen soldiers were killed. [7] 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]