This is a list of massacres that have taken place during the Mali War.

List

NameDateLocationDeaths DescriptionTamkoutat massacre6 February 2014Tamkoutat and nearby areas, Ménaka Region, Mali31-35 Imghad Tuareg civilians killed, 6 injuredAround thirty civilians, mostly Imghad Tuaregs, were massacred near Tamkoutat. The Malian government and the MNLA accused MUJAO of being responsible for the killings, while other witnesses suggested a communal conflict between Tuaregs and Fulanis.Gao massacre18 January 2017Gao77 people killed, 115+ injuredA suicide bomber used explosive filled vehicle and attacked a military camp near GaoOgossagou massacre23 March 2019Ogossagou and Welingara, Mopti Region160 Fulani herders killedTerrorist gunmen attacked Ogossagou and Welingara villagers during the 2019 government protest that led to resignationsSobane Da massacre10 June 2019Sobane Da (Dogon village)35 and 95 people killed at different attacks 19 people remained missing. The government suspected these were terrorist attacksIndelimane attack1 November 2019Indelimane, Ménaka RegionMore than 70 soldiers and a civilian were killed Three people were wounded.Mopti bus massacre3 December 2021Mopti region31 people killed, 17 injuredGunmen shot civilians in a bus and set it on fireMoura massacre27 and 31 March 2022Moura, Mopti Region500+ civilians killedConflict between the Malian Armed Forces and alleged Russian mercenaries from the Wagner Group, with Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb's Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal MusliminHombori massacre19 April 2022Hombori50+ civilians killed; 500-600 arrestedMalian Army and Russian Wagner Group mercenaries fired and killed people in a market2022 Bankass massacres18-19 June 2022Bankass Cercle, Mopti Region132 people killedThe Macina Katiba Islamic militants carried out the attack against the Dogon peopleDjiguibombo massacre1 July 2024Djiguibombo, Mopti Regionaround 40 people killedUnidentified attackers targeted a wedding ceremony.Diafarabé massacre12 May 2025Diafarabé22 people killedMalian soldiers arrested 28 men, killing 22

See also Timeline of the Mali war

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