What is September 2023 Mali attacks?
On 7 September 2023, at least 49 [[civilian]]s and 15 [[Malian Armed Forces|soldiers]] were killed when a group of Islamic people attacked a [[military camp]] and boat in [[Mali]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-07 |title=At least 49 civilians, 15 soldiers killed in northeast Mali attacks -interim government |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/least-49-civilians-15-soldiers-killed-north-east-mali-attacks-interim-government-2023-09-07/ |access-date=2023-09-08}}</ref> The group attacked the boat as it was going from the town of [[Gao]] to [[Mopti]]. They also attacked an army camp in the [[Bourem Cercle]] in the [[Gao Region]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-07 |title=Mali: At least 49 civilians reported dead in attack on river boat |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-66747884 |access-date=2023-09-08}}</ref> A group linked to [[al-Qaeda]] said that they are the group that attacked the camp and boat.<ref>{{Cite news |last=France-Presse |first=Agence |date=2023-09-08 |title=Mali jihadists kill at least 64 people amid growing Islamist threat |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/08/mali-jihadists-kill-at-least-64-people-amid-growing-islamist-threat |access-date=2023-09-08 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{military-stub}} [[Category:September 2023 events]] [[Category:2023 in Africa]] [[Category:2020s in Mali]] [[Category:Islamic terrorist incidents in Africa]] [[Category:Islamic terrorist incidents in the 2020s]]