Bodio ambush | |||||||
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Part of Mali War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Mali | Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
16 killed, 10 wounded (per local officials and AFP) 9 killed (per Mali) | 15 killed, 20 motorcycles captured (per Mali) |
On October 6, 2021, al-Qaeda-allied jihadists from Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) ambushed a Malian convoy in Mopti Region, killing scores of Malian soldiers. The ensuing firefight left dozens of jihadists dead.[1]