2024 Bamako attacks

2024 Bamako attacks
2024 Bamako attacks
Part of Mali War
Location	Bamako, Mali
Date	17 September 2024
Target	Malian soldiers and civilians
Attack type	Gunfire
Deaths	70+
Injured	200+
Perpetrator	Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin

On 17 September 2024, armed men attacked several locations across Bamako, the capital of Mali. At least 70 people were killed and more than 200 others were injured. The Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimin, an Islamist militant group affiliated with al-Qaeda, claimed responsibility.^[1]^[2]

References

^ "Al-Qaeda-linked group says it was behind Mali attack". BBC. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
^ "Jihadist Attacks In Mali Capital Killed More Than 70: Security Sources". Barron's. Retrieved 19 September 2024.

[1] "Al-Qaeda-linked group says it was behind Mali attack". BBC. Retrieved 17 September 2024.

[2] "Jihadist Attacks In Mali Capital Killed More Than 70: Security Sources". Barron's. Retrieved 19 September 2024.

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v t e Militant Islamism in Sub-Saharan Africa
Ideology	Jihadism Salafi jihadism Pan-Islamism
Phenomena	Islamic extremism Islamic fundamentalism Islamic terrorism
Organisations	Al-Shabaab Islamic Courts Union Al-Itihaad al-Islamiya Hizbul Islam Boko Haram Ansaru al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa Al-Mourabitoun Macina Liberation Front Ansar Dine Al-Mulathameen Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin Ansarul Islam Ansar al-Sharia (Mali) Ansar al-Sharia (Mauritania) Ansar al-Sunna (Mozambique)
Leaders	Ali Yassin Mohamed Hassan Dahir Aweys Fuad Qalaf Mokhtar Belmokhtar Abubakar Shekau Ahmad Umar Mohammed Yusuf
Events	Islamist insurgency in the Sahel Mali War Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso Jihadist insurgency in Niger Somali Civil War (2009–present) Boko Haram insurgency Insurgency in Cabo Delgado
Part of Islamism Militant Islamism in MENA region South Asia Southeast Asia

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