Tombouctou and Bamba attacks

Tombouctou and Bamba attacks
	Part of Mali War
Date	September 7, 2023
Location	Banikane and Bamba, Mali
Result	JNIM victory Hundreds of passengers drown on the Tombouctou; JNIM briefly occupies Malian camp at Bamba;
Belligerents
Mali	Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin
Casualties and losses
15+ killed (per Mali)	50 killed (per Mali)
	154+ civilians killed on the Tombouctou

On September 7, 2023, at least 154 civilians and fifteen Malian soldiers were killed when Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) militants simultaneously attacked a Malian military camp at Bamba and the civilian boat Tombouctou on the Niger River near the village of Banikane, Gourma-Rharous. The attacks prompted the Malian junta that took power in 2021 to postpone the upcoming 2024 presidential election indefinitely.^[1]^[2] The attack on the Tombouctou in particular was considered by Malian officials to be one of the deadliest terror attacks in the country's history.^[3]^[4]

^ "Mali junta delays February presidential election for 'technical reasons'". France 24. 25 September 2023. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
^ "Mali: Junta Suspends Political Parties, Associations | Human Rights Watch". 12 April 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
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[1] "Mali junta delays February presidential election for 'technical reasons'". France 24. 25 September 2023. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.

[2] "Mali: Junta Suspends Political Parties, Associations | Human Rights Watch". 12 April 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.

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