Bouka Weré ambush
On June 14, 2020, dozens of Malian soldiers were killed in an ambush perpetrated by the al-Qaeda linked group Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM). The attack was one of the deadliest incidents in recent Malian history, and served as a precursor to the 2020 Malian coup d'état.
| Bouka Weré ambush | |||||||
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| Part of Mali War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Mali | Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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64+ soldiers 12 vehicles | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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27 soldiers 4 vehicles | None | ||||||
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