source: FAMAMali; AMAP; Twitter; Reuters; Mali Actu; Menastream
actor1: JNIM: Group for Support of Islam and Muslims
actor2: Military Forces of Mali (2021-)
location: Dandougou
notes: On 29 December 2021, JNIM militants carried out a complex ambush involving IED detonation and heavy gunfire against a Malian army convoy between Dandougou and Madina Konare (Banamba, Koulikoro). 15 soldiers were killed and about 10 severely wounded. The Malian armed forces claimed that between 31 and 38 militants were killed and others severely wounded, but the information could not be independently verified. JNIM claimed responsibility in two unofficial videos and an official statement for two successive ambushes in Banamba Cercle and Guire in an unofficial video, saying it had killed 9 soldiers and lost 3 fighters, and showing vehicles and a large quantity of weapons and ammunition seized. At least 18 fatalities (15 soldiers + 3 JNIM fighters) coded.