Niafunké attack

Part of Mali War

Date	November 24, 2023
Location	Niafunké, Mali
Result	JNIM victory

Belligerents

Mali

Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin

Casualties and losses

50 killed (per JNIM)
5 vehicles captured (per JNIM)

Unknown

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Timeline ICC investigation Tuareg rebellion (2012): 1st Ménaka 1st Aguelhok Tin-Hama In Emsal 1st Andéramboukane 1st Tessalit 1st Niafunké 1st Tinzaouaten Tinsalane 1st Goumakoura 1st Tessit Sudere 1st Kidal 2012 coup 2012 counter-coup attempt Djicoroni Internal conflict in Azawad: 1st Timbuktu 1st Gao 1st In-Delimane Tagarangabotte 2nd Ménaka Khalil In Arab Foreign intervention: Operation Serval AFISMA Chadian military intervention EUTM MINUSMA Konna 2nd Gao Diabaly 3rd Gao 4th Gao Ifoghas Panther 5th Gao In Khalil Timetrine 1st Kidal attack Imenas Tin Keraten Tigharghâr 1st Djebok 2nd Timbuktu 6th Gao 3rd Timbuktu 2nd Kidal attack 1st Ber Hamakouladji 1st Anéfis 2nd Anéfis Fooïta Douaya 2nd Tessalit Amazragane 1st Araouane 3rd Kidal attack 2014 Kondaoui Tamkoutat 1st Ametettai Dayet Inabohane and Ebahlal 2nd Kidal 2nd Aguelhok 3rd Anéfis 1st Tabankort 2nd Indelimane 2nd Ametettai N'Tillit 2nd Tabankort 2015 1st Nampala Ténenkou 3rd Tabankort Tabrichat Bamako restaurant 4th Kidal attack 1st Léré Tin Telout Nara Takoumbaout Sama Forest 1st Gourma-Rharous Sévaré hotel 4th Anéfis Tiébanda Bamako hotel 5th Kidal attack 1st Talahandak 2016 Wanna 3rd Aguelhok Sévaré 2nd Nampala 3rd Kidal Touzik Adjlal 2nd Goumakoura Kazay-Kazay 2017 6th Gao 1st Boulikessi 2nd Gourma-Rharous Foulsaré Forest 1st Dogofry 1st Serma Forest Bintagoungou Kangaba Inkadogotane 2nd Djebok Takellote 4th Timbuktu Tin Biden 3rd Indelimane 2018 4th In-Delimane Youwarou Soumpi Inaghalawass 2nd Araouane Akabar 5th Timbuktu Aklaz and Awkassa 1st Talataye Tabarde 1st Boni Inabelbel Soumouni 2nd Dogofry Ndaki 2nd Ber Farimake Tinabaw and Tabangout-Tissalatatene Abanguilou 2019 Koulogon 2nd Serma Forest Taghatert and West Inekar 4th Aguelhok Elakla Dialloubé Diankabou 1st Dioura Ogossagou Tiésaba-Bourgou Guiré Sobane Da Gangafani and Yoro Fafa 2nd Boulikessi 5th In-Delimane 4th Tabankort 3rd Ménaka 1st Wagadou Forest 2020 Dioungani Sokolo 1st Tarkint 1st Bamba 2nd Talahandak Bouka Weré Bankass Coup 1st Farabougou Sokoura 3rd Boulikessi Tadamakat Niaki 2021 Wedding airstrike Boulikessi and Mondoro 2nd Boni 2nd Tessit 5th Aguelhok Coup 2nd Tarkint Karou and Ouatagouna Dangarous Forest Nokara Bodio Mopti 2022 Archam Danguèrè Wotoro Mondoro Ménaka 2nd Andéramboukane 3rd Tessit 2nd Talataye Tadjalalt and Haroum Moura Hombori Mopti Region Diallassagou Bandiagara 2023 Markacoungo Diafarabé and Koumara Kani Bonzon 5th Timbuktu 3rd Ber Tombouctou and Bamba Bourem 2nd Léré 2nd Dioura 2nd Bamba Kidal Region 4th Kidal 2nd Niafunké Labbezanga 2nd Farabougou 2024 Kwala Douna 2nd Wagadou Forest Mourdiah Abeïbara Djiguibombo 2nd Tinzaouaten Bamako

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On November 24, 2023, jihadist militants from Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) attacked Malian forces at Niafunké, Mali.

Background

In November 2023, the al-Qaeda-aligned militant coalition JNIM intensified its attacks against Malian and Wagner Group forces in Mali. In September, JNIM simultaneously attacked a civilian boat on the Niger River and a Malian military base in Bamba, launching the deadliest terror attack in the country's history that killed over 154 people. JNIM attacked a Malian and Wagner convoy near Anéfis in November, with no casualties reported.

Attack

On November 24, a suicide bomber named Dawud al-Ansari, blew up a vehicle at the entrance of the Malian base at Niafunke. The attack was simultaneously launched in Niafunke and Goundam, with the Malian government reporting that they had come under shell fire in both towns. In a statement, the Malian government claimed that the JNIM attack had been repulsed. Images released by JNIM media outlet Az-Zallaqa showed jihadists in control of the camp at Niafunke and riding motorbikes through the bodies of slain Malian soldiers. These images were later verified by SITE Intelligence Group. The JNIM statement claimed that fifty Malian soldiers were killed, and five vehicles were captured. The Malian government did not mention any casaulties in a statement.

References

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^ "Mali: le Jnim revendique des attaques contre l'armée à Niafunké et Goundam". RFI (in French). 2023-11-25. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
"Mali Militants Claim to Seize Military Base, Army Denies". Voice of America. 2023-11-25. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
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