Sévaré ambush

Sévaré ambush
Part of Mali War
DateMay 29, 2016
Location
Between Sévaré and Ténenkou, Mali
Result Katiba Macina victory
Belligerents

MINUSMA

  • Togo
 Katiba Macina
Casualties and losses
5 killed
1 injured		 None
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On May 29, 2016, Katiba Macina militants ambushed Togolese peacekeepers in MINUSMA near Sévaré, Mali. The attack was the first deadly attack against UN peacekeepers in Mopti Region during the Mali War, and the first major engagement involving Togolese peacekeepers during the war.

Background

Katiba Macina formed in 2015 as Mopti Region's affiliate of Malian jihadist group Ansar Dine, that rebelled against the Malian government in the early years of the Mali War.[1] Prior to the attack, MINUSMA peacekeepers were conducting patrols around Mopti, which had recently seen deadly civil conflicts between herders and farmers.[2][3]

Ambush

Around 11 am, a convoy from the 4th Infantry Regiment of the Togolese Army was ambushed around thirty kilometers west of Sévaré, on the road leading to Ténenkou.[2] A UR-416 armored personnel carrier hit a mine on the road, killing four soldiers, along with a fifth who died during evacuation efforts.[3]

Aftermath

Five Togolese peacekeepers were killed during the attack, and one other was injured according to MINUSMA.[4] Among the dead were an adjutant, two sergeants, and two first-class privates.[2] The attack marked the first deaths of peacekeepers in the Mopti Region during the war in Mali.[2] While the attack wasn't claimed, Katiba Macina was suspected.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Macina Liberation Front". Director of National Intelligence. November 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Mali : cinq Casques bleus togolais tués dans une attaque - Jeune Afrique.com". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  3. ^ a b "Mali: cinq casques bleus togolais tués dans le centre du pays". RFI (in French). 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  4. ^ "Centre d'actualités de l'ONU - Mali : l'ONU condamne la mort de cinq Casques bleus dans une embuscade". Centre d'actualités de l'ONU (in French). 2016-05-29. Retrieved 2024-01-22.