2020 Tarkint attack
| 2020 Tarkint attack | |||||||
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| Part of Mali War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali | File:Flag of Jihad.svg Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Several dozen[1] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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29 killed 5 wounded[2] | Unknown | ||||||
On March 19, dozens of Malian soldiers were killed at a military base in Tarkint in an attack perpetrated by the al-Qaeda linked Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM).
Attack
[edit | edit source]On the morning of March 19, 2020, several dozen JNIM militants raided the base, arriving from three directions and overwhelming the Malian troops stationed there.[3][4] It was not immediately known which group caused the attack, but on March 21 JNIM claimed responsibility.[5]
Casualties and aftermath
[edit | edit source]Initially, the Malian army reported two dead and ten wounded, but these numbers soon rose to 29 soldiers killed and five wounded.[6] An anonymous Malian military official claimed the death toll was closer to 30.[3] The bodies were taken to Bourem.[3]
There is little information regarding casualties of JNIM. In the statement claiming responsibility, the group claimed to have destroyed or captured stocks of weaponry from the base, corroborated by photos.[4]
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