source: RFI; AMAP; Kibaru; Jeune Afrique; Reuters
actor1: JNIM: Group for Support of Islam and Muslims
actor2: Military Forces of Mali (2013-2020)
location: Boulikessi
notes: On 30 September 2019, JNIM militants attacked the military camp of Malian contingent of the G5 Sahel Force in Boulikessi, nearly simultaneously with an assault on the National Guard camp in Mondoro (Douentza, Mopti). At least 38 soldiers were killed, 30 gone missing, 15 assailants killed, and at least two civilians killed in the crossfire. Both camps were overrun and destroyed, and large amounts of arms and ammunition carted away. Fatalities split between (2) events on September 30 with (28) fatalities for Boulikessi and (27) for Mondoro. JNIM claimed responsibility.