List of massacres during the Mali War

This is a list of massacres that have taken place during the Mali War.

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List

Name	Date	Location	Deaths	Description
Gao massacre	18 January 2017	Gao	77 people killed, 115+ injured	A suicide bomber used explosive filled vehicle and attacked a military camp near Gao[1]
Ogossagou massacre	23 March 2019	Ogossagou and Welingara, Mopti Region	160 Fulani herders killed	Terrorist gunmen attacked Ogossagou and Welingara villagers during the 2019 government protest that led to resignations[2][3]
Sobane Da massacre	10 June 2019	Sobane Da (Dogon village)	35 and 95 people killed at different attacks	19 people remained missing. The government suspected these were terrorist attacks[4]
Indelimane attack	1 November 2019	Indelimane, Ménaka Region	More than 70 soldiers and a civilian were killed	Three people were wounded.[5]
Mopti bus massacre	3 December 2021	Mopti region	31 people killed, 17 injured	Gunmen shot civilians in a bus and set it on fire[6]
Moura massacre	27 and 31 March 2022	Moura, Mopti Region	500+ civilians killed[7]	Conflict between the Malian Armed Forces and alleged Russian mercenaries from the Wagner Group, with Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb's Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin[8][9][10]
Hombori massacre	19 April 2022	Hombori	50+ civilians killed; 500-600 arrested	Malian Army and Russian Wagner Group mercenaries fired and killed people in a market[11]
2022 Bankass massacres	18-19 June 2022	Bankass Cercle, Mopti Region	132 people killed	The Macina Katiba Islamic militants carried out the attack against the Dogon people[12][13]
Djiguibombo massacre	1 July 2024	Djiguibombo, Mopti Region	around 40 people killed	Unidentified attackers targeted a wedding ceremony.[14]
Diafarabé massacre	12th May 2025	Diafarabé	22 people killed	Malian soldiers arrested 28 men, killing 22

See also

• Timeline of the Mali war