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After killing hundreds of civilians and forcing thousands to flee, the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara is reported to have captured the town of Ansongo in eastern Mali.
2022-10-17

A French soldier is killed in a mortar attack on a military camp in Gao, northern Mali.
2022-01-23

A French serviceman, Maxime Blasco, is killed in a shootout with jihadists in a forest near Mali's border with Burkina Faso. The gunman who shot Blasco was also killed during the clash, according to the Ministry of Armed Forces.
2021-09-24

The man who tried to kill Malian President Assimi Goïta with a knife at a mosque in Bamako six days ago dies in custody. The cause of death is unknown.
2021-07-25

Nine soldiers are killed and nine others are wounded during a long exchange of fire with armed groups in Bandiagara, Mali.
2021-02-25

Swedish troops are deployed to Mali to join French-led counter-insurgency operations against jihadist groups. The Riksdag approved the deployment of up to 150 soldiers in June 2020.
2021-02-5

Two French Army personnel are killed when their armoured personnel carrier hit a roadside bomb in Ménaka, Mali. It is the second attack in the past few days that targeted French military personnel, the first being the December 28 JNIM-claimed bombing that killed three French military personnel.
2021-01-2

Rocket attacks are carried out in three northern Malian cities – Gao, Kidal and Ménaka – against French military bases. No one is killed or injured. Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb claims responsibility for the attacks.
2020-11-30

Jihadist militants killed 25 people, including 13 soldiers, in multiple attacks across central Mali. A military camp near Bandiagara is looted and burned down by the militants.
2020-10-13

Ten Malian soldiers are killed during an ambush in Nara, Koulikoro, Mali. The attackers placed mines, which caused explosions after the army's vehicle passed, and then opened fire against the soldiers.
2020-09-5