Sokolo attack | |||||||
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Part of Mali War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Mali | Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Hanoura Sangare † | Unknown | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
80 | ~100 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
20 killed 5 wounded 3 captured (per JNIM) |
3 killed (per JNIM) 4 killed (per Mali | ||||||
53 civilians killed in post-attack killings |
On January 26, 2020, jihadists from the al-Qaeda linked Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) attacked a Malian military base at Sokolo, killing over 20 Malian soldiers.