2022 Bankass massacres | |
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Part of the Islamist insurgency in the Sahel and the Mali War | |
Location | Diallassagou and nearby villages, Bankass Cercle, Mopti Region, Mali |
Coordinates | 13°44′26″N 3°37′34″W / 13.74069222399191°N 3.6262090816914276°W |
Date | 18–19 June 2022 |
Target | Dogon people |
Weapons | Automatic firearms |
Deaths | 132 |
Perpetrators | Macina Katiba |
Motive | Jihad, Islamism, nomadic conflict |
On 18 and 19 June 2022, 132 civilians were killed by Islamist insurgents in Bankass Cercle, Mopti Region, Mali.[1][2]