2020 Tarkint attack | |||||||
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Part of Mali War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Mali | Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Unknown | Several dozen [1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
29 killed 5 wounded [2] | Unknown |
On March 19, dozens of Malian soldiers were killed at a military base in Tarkint in an attack perpetrated by the al-Qaeda linked Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM).
On the morning of March 19, 2020, several dozen JNIM militants raided the base, arriving from three directions and overwhelming the Malian troops stationed there. [3] [4] It was not immediately known which group caused the attack, but on March 21 JNIM claimed responsibility. [5]
Initially, the Malian army reported two dead and ten wounded, but these numbers soon rose to 29 soldiers killed and five wounded. [6] An anonymous Malian military official claimed the death toll was closer to 30. [3] The bodies were taken to Bourem. [3]
There is little information regarding casualties of JNIM. In the statement claiming responsibility, the group claimed to have destroyed or captured stocks of weaponry from the base, corroborated by photos. [4]
2020 Tarkint attack | |||||||
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Part of Mali War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Mali | Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Unknown | Several dozen [1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
29 killed 5 wounded [2] | Unknown |
On March 19, dozens of Malian soldiers were killed at a military base in Tarkint in an attack perpetrated by the al-Qaeda linked Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM).
On the morning of March 19, 2020, several dozen JNIM militants raided the base, arriving from three directions and overwhelming the Malian troops stationed there. [3] [4] It was not immediately known which group caused the attack, but on March 21 JNIM claimed responsibility. [5]
Initially, the Malian army reported two dead and ten wounded, but these numbers soon rose to 29 soldiers killed and five wounded. [6] An anonymous Malian military official claimed the death toll was closer to 30. [3] The bodies were taken to Bourem. [3]
There is little information regarding casualties of JNIM. In the statement claiming responsibility, the group claimed to have destroyed or captured stocks of weaponry from the base, corroborated by photos. [4]