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Dan Na Ambassagou (“hunters who trust in God,” in Dogon language [1]) is an ethnic Dogon militia in Mali. [2] [3] The militia was setup in 2016 [4] to defend Dogon communities against attacks, which has led to a number of conflicts with members of the Fula community. [2] They accuse the Fula (or Peuhl) of sympathizing with or sheltering Islamist militants in their villages. [4] They are run by Youssouf Toloba. [5]
The group was behind a number of attacks in 2018. [2] In September 2018, the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue negotiated a unilateral ceasefire with Dan Na Ambassagou "in the context of the conflict which opposes the group to other community armed groups in central Mali." [6]
The group gained widespread attention following the March 2019 attacks against Fulani herders, of which they were accused of being the perpetrators. [3] The group denied any involvement in the attack. [3] In response, President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta ordered Dan Na Ambassagou to disband. [3]
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Dan Na Ambassagou (“hunters who trust in God,” in Dogon language [1]) is an ethnic Dogon militia in Mali. [2] [3] The militia was setup in 2016 [4] to defend Dogon communities against attacks, which has led to a number of conflicts with members of the Fula community. [2] They accuse the Fula (or Peuhl) of sympathizing with or sheltering Islamist militants in their villages. [4] They are run by Youssouf Toloba. [5]
The group was behind a number of attacks in 2018. [2] In September 2018, the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue negotiated a unilateral ceasefire with Dan Na Ambassagou "in the context of the conflict which opposes the group to other community armed groups in central Mali." [6]
The group gained widespread attention following the March 2019 attacks against Fulani herders, of which they were accused of being the perpetrators. [3] The group denied any involvement in the attack. [3] In response, President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta ordered Dan Na Ambassagou to disband. [3]