The list of terrorist attacks in Mali includes an overview in Mali perpetrated terrorist attacks .
Explanation
The political or ideological classification of the perpetrators is given in the Political Orientation column : Fascist , racist , nationalist , National Socialist , socialist , communist , anti-imperialist , Islamist ( Shiite , Sunni , Deobandic , Salafist , Wahhabi ), Hindu . If the focus is primarily on state independence or autonomy , the prefix is autonomous , followed by the region or ethnic group and, if applicable, further characteristics of the perpetrators: Armenian , Irish ( Catholic ), Kurdish , Tyrolean , Chechen , Dagestan , Punjab ( Sikhist ), Palestinian .
The number of victims of the attacks are shown in color:
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unknown number of dead or injured
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0 dead or injured
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1–19 dead or injured
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20–49 dead or injured
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50–99 dead or injured
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100 and more dead or injured
1994
Date / start
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place
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Article / source (s)
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Perpetrator
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Political orientation
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medium
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target
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dead
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Injured
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background
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June 12, 1994
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Timbuktu
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Tuareg - extremists
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Automatic firearm (s)
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Military convoy
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22nd
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0
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October 22, 1994
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Gao
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Tuareg - extremists
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|
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15th
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20th
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2008
Date / start
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place
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Article / source (s)
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Perpetrator
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Political orientation
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medium
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target
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dead
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Injured
|
background
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May 22, 2008
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Abeïbara
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|
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Firearms
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Military base
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15 (+17)
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31
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2009
Date / start
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place
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Article / source (s)
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Perpetrator
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Political orientation
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medium
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target
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dead
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Injured
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background
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0July 3, 2009
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Gao
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Al Qaeda in the Maghreb
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Salafist, Wahhabi
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Military convoy
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28
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0
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2012
Date / start
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place
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Article / source (s)
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Perpetrator
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Political orientation
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medium
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target
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dead
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Injured
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background
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March 22, 2012
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Bamako
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National Committee for the Restoration of Democracy and State
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Firearms
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Presidential palace
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1
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40
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Conflict in Northern Mali (since 2012)
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2013
Date / start
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place
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Article / source (s)
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Perpetrator
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Political orientation
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medium
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target
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dead
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Injured
|
background
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19th July 2013
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Kidal
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MNLA
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autonomist, nationalist
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Arson
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market
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0
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40
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Azawad conflict
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2014
Date / start
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place
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Article / source (s)
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Perpetrator
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Political orientation
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medium
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target
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dead
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Injured
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background
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0February 6, 2014
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Gao
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MUJAO
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Islamist
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Firearms, arson
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vehicles
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30th
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4th
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Conflict in Northern Mali (since 2012)
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2015
Date / start
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place
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Article / source (s)
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Perpetrator
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Political orientation
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medium
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target
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dead
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Injured
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background
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April 30, 2015
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Gao
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Land mine
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minibus
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4th
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28
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Conflict in Northern Mali (since 2012)
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20th November 2015
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Bamako
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Attack on the Radisson Blu Hotel in Bamako on November 20, 2015
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Assault rifles, hostage taking
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Hotel, civilians
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20 (+2)
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2
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Conflict in Northern Mali (since 2012)
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November 28, 2015
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Kidal
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Ansar Dine
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salafist
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Missiles, automatic firearms
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MINUSMA base
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3
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20th
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Conflict in Northern Mali (since 2012)
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2016
Date / start
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place
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Article / source (s)
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Perpetrator
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Political orientation
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medium
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target
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dead
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Injured
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background
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February 12, 2016
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Kidal
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presumably al-Qaeda in the Maghreb , Ansar Dine
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Salafist, Wahhabi
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2 suicide bombers with car bombs, rockets, machine guns
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MINUSMA base
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7 (+2)
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29
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Conflict in Northern Mali (since 2012)
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19th July 2016
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Niono
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|
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Firearms
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Military base
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22nd
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35
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Conflict in Northern Mali (since 2012)
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2017
Date / start
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place
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Article / source (s)
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Perpetrator
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Political orientation
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medium
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target
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dead
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Injured
|
background
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18th January 2017
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Gao
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Al Qaeda in the Maghreb
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Salafist, Wahhabi
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5 suicide bombers with car bombs
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Military base
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77 (+5)
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115
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Conflict in Northern Mali (since 2012)
|
2018
Date / start
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place
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Article / source (s)
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Perpetrator
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Political orientation
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medium
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target
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dead
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Injured
|
background
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January 25, 2018
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Mopti
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|
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Land mine
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vehicle
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26th
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Conflict in Northern Mali (since 2012)
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April 26, 2018
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Menaka
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IS
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Salafist, Wahhabi
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Firearms
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Tuareg civilians
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47
|
2
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Conflict in Northern Mali (since 2012)
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May 26, 2018
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Gao
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probably IS
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Salafist, Wahhabi
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Firearms
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checkpoint
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20th
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2
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Conflict in Northern Mali (since 2012)
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June 23, 2018
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Mopti
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Dogon - extremists
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Firearms, kidnapping
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Fulani civilians
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32
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0
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Conflict in Northern Mali (since 2012)
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01st July 2018
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Gao
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Jamāʿat Nusrat al-Islām wa-l-Muslimīn
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Salafist, Islamist, anti-western
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Suicide bomber with car bomb, firearms
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Military partouille
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4 (+1)
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31
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Conflict in Northern Mali (since 2012)
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20th July 2018
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Menaka
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|
|
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Firearms
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Village, security forces
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21st
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0
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Conflict in Northern Mali (since 2012)
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28th September 2018
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Gao
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MSA
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tuareg nationalist
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Firearms
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Civilians
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22nd
|
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Conflict in Northern Mali (since 2012)
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November 12, 2018
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Gao
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Al Qaeda in the Maghreb
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Salafist, Wahhabi
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Suicide bomber with a car bomb
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UN mine clearance building
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3 (+1)
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30th
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Conflict in Northern Mali (since 2012)
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December 11, 2018
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Menaka
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probably Islamists
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Islamist
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Firearms
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Tuareg civilians
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47
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0
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Conflict in Northern Mali (since 2012)
|
2019
Date / start
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place
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Article / source (s)
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Perpetrator
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Political orientation
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medium
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target
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dead
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Injured
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background
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01st January 2019
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Mopti
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Dozo - extremists
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Firearms, arson
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Village, civilians
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37
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Conflict in Northern Mali (since 2012)
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16th January 2019
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Menaka
|
|
|
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Firearms
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Villages
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34
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0
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Conflict in Northern Mali (since 2012)
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20th January 2019
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Kidal
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Al Qaeda in the Maghreb
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Salafist, Wahhabi
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Firearms
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Military base
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10 (+?)
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25th
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Conflict in Northern Mali (since 2012)
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17th March 2019
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Ténenkou
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presumably al-Qaeda in the Maghreb
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Salafist, Wahhabi
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Firearms
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Military base
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23
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0
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Conflict in Northern Mali (since 2012)
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23 March 2019
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Mopti
|
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Dozo - extremists
|
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Firearms
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Village, Fulani civilians
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160
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70+
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Conflict in Northern Mali (since 2012)
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June 10, 2019
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Mopti
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probably Fulani - extremists
|
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Firearms
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Village, Dogon civilians
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35
|
|
Conflict in Northern Mali (since 2012)
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17th June 2019
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Mopti
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probably Fulani - extremists
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Firearms
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Villages, Dogon civilians
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41
|
|
Conflict in Northern Mali (since 2012)
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September 30, 2019
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Mopti
|
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Ansar ul Islam
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salafist
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Firearms
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Military outpost
|
25 (+15)
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60
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Maghreb uprising since 2002
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01st October 2019
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Mopti
|
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probably jihadists
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jihadist
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Firearms
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Military bases
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25 (+15)
|
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Conflict in Northern Mali (since 2012)
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01st November 2019
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Menaka
|
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IS
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Salafist, Wahhabi
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Firearms
|
Military base
|
54
|
3
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Conflict in Northern Mali (since 2012)
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18th November 2019
|
Gao
|
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Islamists
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Islamist
|
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Military patrol
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43 (+17)
|
29
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Conflict in Northern Mali (since 2012)
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Individual evidence
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 199406120002 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed March 1, 2019 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 199410220001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on March 1, 2019 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 200805220008 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on September 29, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 200907030010 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on March 1, 2019 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 201203210038 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on March 1, 2019 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 201307190052 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on November 1, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 201402060009 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on March 1, 2019 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 201504300053 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on March 1, 2019 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 201511200001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on November 25, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 201511280018 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on November 25, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 201602120076 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on October 28, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 201607190009 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on November 12, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 201701180001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on July 27, 2018 .
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^ Mine explosion on civilian vehicle central Mali kills 26. In: Reuters . January 25, 2018, accessed March 23, 2019 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 201801250008 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on November 24, 2019 .
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↑ L'ONU dénonce les tueries de civils à Menaka au Mali. In: Voice of America . May 1, 2018, accessed March 23, 2019 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 201804270011 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on August 15, 2020 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 201804260020 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on August 15, 2020 .
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↑ Militant Attack in Mali's North Leaves More Than 20 Dead. In: Bloomberg LP May 28, 2018, accessed March 23, 2019 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 201806230034 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on February 15, 2020 .
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↑ Mali car bomb attack kills four civilians, wounds four French soldiers. In: Reuters . July 1, 2018, accessed March 24, 2019 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 201807010003 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on February 15, 2020 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 201807200007 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on February 15, 2020 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 201809280009 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on February 16, 2020 .
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↑ Mali: trois civils tués dans une attaque suicide contre un sous-traitant de l'ONU. In: Slate (magazine) . November 13, 2018, accessed March 24, 2019 (French).
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↑ Suspected jihadists kill 42 in Mali's nomadic Tuareg camps. In: Associated Press . December 13, 2018, accessed March 24, 2019 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 201812110028 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on August 15, 2020 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 201812130008 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on August 15, 2020 .
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↑ 37 dead after an armed attack on the village. In: The time . January 1, 2019, accessed January 12, 2019 .
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↑ Gunmen kill more than 30 Tuaregs in ongoing Mali violence. In: Reuters . January 16, 2019, accessed January 17, 2019 .
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^ Peacekeepers killed in attack on UN northern Mali base. In: France 24 . January 20, 2019, accessed January 21, 2019 .
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↑ Gunmen raid Mali military camp, 16 soldiers killed. In: Africanews . March 17, 2019, accessed March 20, 2019 .
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↑ Horror at the massacre in Mali. In: tagesschau.de . March 24, 2019, accessed March 25, 2019 .
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↑ At least 134 Fulani herders killed in central Mali's worst violence yet. In: Reuters . March 23, 2019, accessed March 25, 2019 .
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↑ Mali attack: '100 killed' in ethnic Dogon village. In: British Broadcasting Corporation . June 10, 2019, accessed June 11, 2019 .
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^ Gunmen kill 41 people in central Mali: mayor. In: Reuters . June 18, 2019, accessed June 20, 2019 .
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↑ At least 25 killed in Mali militant attack. In: British Broadcasting Corporation . October 1, 2019, accessed October 2, 2019 .
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↑ Mali says 25 soldiers killed in attacks by suspected jihadists. In: Reuters . October 1, 2019, accessed on November 17, 2019 .
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^ Mali: Dozens killed and missing in attack on army camps. In: Deutsche Welle . October 1, 2019, accessed on November 17, 2019 .
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^ Islamic state claims responsibility for Mali attack. In: Reuters . November 2, 2019, accessed November 17, 2019 .
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↑ Many dead in attack on patrol. In: tagesschau.de . November 19, 2019, accessed November 21, 2019 .