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2017 Indelimane ambush
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On November 24, 2017, jihadists from Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin ambushed Nigerien MINUSMA peacekeepers and Malian soldiers in the village of Indelimane, Mali.
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Prelude
Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin was formed in 2017 as a coalition of five different jihadist groups that had been rebelling against the Malian government since 2012.[1] Prior to the attack in Indelimane, the group attacked a MINUSMA base in Timbuktu.[2] On the same day of the Indelimane ambush, JNIM attacked a MINUSMA base in Douentza, killing one MINUSMA peacekeeper and injuring three others.[3]
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Ambush
The ambush occurred at 5am at a MINUSMA camp in the village of Indelimane, Ménaka Cercle.[3] The attack was marked by a rain of rockets that hit the peacekeepers and Malian troops, which was followed up by a frontal attack by the jihadists.[4] MINUSMA reported that several attackers were killed, and the ambush was repulsed.[5] The peacekeepers then sent out in pursuit of the attackers.[6]
Aftermath
Three MINUSMA peacekeepers were killed in the ambush, along with sixteen others injured and one civilian employee injured.[3] The Malian government stated one Malian soldier was killed and one injured.[3] A Nigerien contingent of peacekeepers were on patrol at the time of the attack.[7]
JNIM claimed responsibility for the attack on November 25, and released a statement claiming five Nigerien soldiers were killed along with two JNIM fighters.[8][9] Interviews with witnesses to the attack reported that fighters from the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara participated in the ambush, in the first confirmed collaboration between the two groups.[10]
In early 2018, GATIA and the MSA, alongside French troops, fought several skirmishes against JNIM and the Islamic State in the vicinity of Indelimane.
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