Bodio ambush | |||||||
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Mali | Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
16 killed, 10 wounded (per local officials and
AFP) 9 killed (per Mali) | 15 killed, 20 motorcycles captured (per Mali) |
On October 6, 2021, al-Qaeda-allied jihadists from Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) ambushed a Malian convoy in Mopti Region, killing scores of Malian soldiers. The ensuing firefight left dozens of jihadists dead. [1]
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]
Bodio ambush | |||||||
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Part of Mali War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Mali | Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
16 killed, 10 wounded (per local officials and
AFP) 9 killed (per Mali) | 15 killed, 20 motorcycles captured (per Mali) |
On October 6, 2021, al-Qaeda-allied jihadists from Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) ambushed a Malian convoy in Mopti Region, killing scores of Malian soldiers. The ensuing firefight left dozens of jihadists dead. [1]
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]