Diabaly
| Diabaly | |||
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| Coordinates | 14 ° 41 ′ N , 6 ° 1 ′ W | ||
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| Country | Mali | ||
| Ségou | |||
| ISO 3166-2 | ML-4 | ||
| height | 273 m | ||
| Residents | 35,266 (2009 census) | ||
Diabaly (also Diabali and Diabal to Google Maps) is a small town and rural settlement in the county Niono in the Ségou region in Mali . The community has a size of 1538 km² and consists of 28 villages and the city. At the 2009 census, the parish had 35,266 inhabitants. The city is located 50 km north of Niono on the west side of the Fala de Molodo Canal, which is part of the Niger irrigation program. The fields around the town are irrigated, but a large part of the commune lies to the east of the Fala de Molodo in an area without irrigation.
North Mali conflict
Events related to the North Mali conflict in Diabaly in September 2012 and January 2013.
September 2012 massacre
On the evening of September 8, 2012, 17 unarmed Dawa Tablighi preachers from Mauritania arrived at the border crossing in Dogofry , 15 km north of Diabaly, who wanted to take part in a religious conference in Bamako . Suspected of being Islamists, they were arrested by Malian army soldiers and 16 of them were later shot at Diabaly army base.
Associated Press reports that the soldiers carried out the massacre of their own accord, ignoring not only normal operational orders but also their command structure. The Malian government expressed its deep insult, but declined responsibility for the massacre.
Occupation by the rebels in January 2013
On January 14, 2013, five opposition force vehicles occupied Diabaly after being attacked by the French Air Force. The opposition group fought with the Malian army for about 10 hours and stood 200 meters from the Malian army base. According to reports from January 20, 2013, the French air force attacked the Islamists in Diabaly on Tuesday, January 15 , from Wednesday onwards, French and Malian ground troops fought with the armed groups and on Sunday the recapture was reported.
supporting documents
- ↑ a b Results of the 2009 census for the Ségou region (PDF; 871 kB)
- ↑ Register of local authorities in the Ségou region ( memento of the original from September 19, 2012 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 67 kB)
- ↑ a b c AP of September 22, 2012: Massacre of preachers in Mali sign of broken army
- ↑ BBC of January 14, 2013: Mali Islamists seize town amid French intervention
- ^ Zeit-Online of December 20, 2013: Government troops recapture the embattled city of Diabali
- ↑ Welt-Online from January 20, 2013: French expel Islamists from Diabali
Web links
- Plan de Sécurité Alimentaire Commune Rurale de Diabaly 2007-2011 ( French , PDF; 177 kB) Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali. 2007. Accessed March 10, 2013.