2018 Dogofry ambush
| 2018 Dogofry 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 | |||||||
| 4 killed (per Mali) 6 killed (per Kibaru) | 8 killed (per Mali) | ||||||
On July 31, 2018, jihadists from Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin ambushed a convoy of Malian soldiers transporting electoral votes near Dogofry, Mali.
Prelude
[edit]In 2017, five jihadist groups - Ansar Dine, Al-Mourabitoun, Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa, Katibat Macina, and Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb - that initially rebelled against the Malian government amidst the Tuareg rebellion in 2012, merged to form Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin. JNIM grew in power in late 2017, and soon expanded operations to the northern part of Ségou Region.
Attack
[edit]On the evening of July 31, two days after the first round of voting for the 2018 Malian presidential election, a convoy of Malian army vehicles responsible for transporting electoral votes and documents fell into an ambush by JNIM between Dogofry and Nampala.[1] The ambush began with a mine exploding near the convoy, followed by a shootout between the jihadists and Malian forces.[2]
The Malian ministry of defense stated on August 1 that four Malian soldiers were killed in the attack, along with two vehicles missing.[3] They also stated that eight jihadists were killed.[3] Malian media Kibaru stated six Malian soldiers were killed in the attack.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mali-Un convoi transportant du matériel électoral attaqué, 12 tués". Boursorama (in French). 2018-08-01. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ "Mali: au moins 4 militaires et 8 assaillants tués dans le centre". Le Figaro (in French). 2018-07-31. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ a b "Mali: un convoi de l'armée attaqué dans la région de Ségou". RFI (in French). 2018-08-01. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ "Ségou : Au moins 6 militaires tués au cours d'une embuscade sur l'axe Nampala-Dogofry". kibaru.ml (in French). 2018. Retrieved 2023-10-13.