| Mali wedding massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of Mali War | |
  Bounti Location of Bounti | |
| Location | Bounti, Mopti Region, Mali |
| Date | 3 January 2021 |
| Target | AQIM fighters |
Attack type | |
| Deaths | 22 (UN) |
| Injured | Unknown |
| Victims | civilians |
| Perpetrators |  French Air and Space Force |
On 3 January 2021, the French Armed Forces carried out a massacre targeting a wedding claiming that terrorists were killed without any collateral damage. A UN report later revealed that out of the 22 people killed, 19 were civilians.[1]
- ^ Maclean, Ruth (30 March 2021). "A Wedding, an Airstrike, and Outrage at the French Military". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 17 December 2021.