Two people are killed and five others are wounded in a mortar attack on Timbuktu, Mali, by jihadist insurgents. The city remains under siege by insurgents with reports of food, petrol and medicine shortages. 2023-09-22
The Islamic State in the Greater Sahara encircles the strategic town of Ménaka in Ménaka Region, Mali. 2023-04-14
Mali says that it has killed 203 insurgents in a major nine-day military operation from 23 March to April 1. 2022-04-1
Gunmen ambush a column of a civilian militia in Loroum, Burkina Faso, killing 41 people. It is one of the deadliest single-day attack against the militia. 2021-12-23
A knifeman wounds Malian President Assimi Goïta in the arm at a mosque in Bamako. The perpetrator is arrested, and the attack is described as an assassination attempt. 2021-07-20
Nine soldiers are killed and nine others are wounded during a long exchange of fire with armed groups in Bandiagara, Mali. 2021-02-25
Spain evacuates its troops from Mali after several soldiers become infected with COVID-19. The troops were part of the European Union's EUTM Mali training mission. 2020-04-15