| Tombouctou and Bamba attacks | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Mali War | |||||||
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| 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]
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- ^ "Mali: Junta Suspends Political Parties, Associations | Human Rights Watch". 12 April 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
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