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Mali:February2017ViolenceRelatedtoAQIM,Ansaral-Din,MUJWA,andOther
SecurityIncidents
March12,2017ByRidaLyammouri
Disclaimer: This report was compiled from open-source documents, social media, news reports, and local participants. 2017 Sahel MeMo LLC All Rights Reserved.
February2017byNumbersandAnalysisAnalysisandComments• SahelMeMorecordedinFebruary2017atleast20incidentsrelated[oratleastsuspectedtobe]toviolentextremist
organizaPonsoperaPnginMali.ThisincludesfailedaTemptsbyVEOs,suchaswhenimprovisedexplosivedevices(IEDs)beendiscoveredanddismantled.
• SahelMeMorecorded11casualPesand18woundedamongMaliansecurityforceswhile8peacekeepersofMINUSMAinjured.
• InFebruary2017only2aTackswereofficiallyclaimedbyAnsaral-DinandAQIM.• NigerwitnessedatleastonedeadlyaTackonitsforcesinTillabéryRegionontheborderswithMali.Atleast15
soldierskilledand18injured.ThisforcedNigeriengovernmenttodeclarestateofemergencyinmostofTahouaandTillabéryRegions.BarkhanealsoestablishedaremotepostinTillebéryRegion.
• SecuritysituaPoninBurkinaFasoontheborderswithMalihasdegraded.MilitantgroupidenPfiedasAnsarulIslamemergedintheareawhileliTleisknownthusfaraboutthegroupanditscapabiliPes.HoweverlocalofficialsandschoolteachershavebeenthreatenedbyunidenPfiedindividualsatSoumnearborderswithMali.
• ColombiannunkidnappedbyunknowngunmenatKarangasso,SikassoRegion.HostageidenPfiedasGloriaArgoPandasofMarch7thnogroupclaimedresponsibility.Thisbringstotalof8hostagesbeingtakenandheldbyjihadistgroupsorotherunknowngroupsinMaliandneighboringcountriesintheSahel.
• Reportedly,membersfromFulaniandBambaracommuniPesengagedinviolentclashesinKé-Macina,MopPRegion.Atleast20peoplekilled.
• ArmedbanditryconPnuestobethreattociviliansandpeacekeepingoperaPonsincentralandnorthernMali.
• AQIM:Al-QaedaintheIslamicMaghreb• MUJWA:TheMovementforUnityandJihadinWestAfrica• MINUSMA:UnitedNaPonsMulPdimensionalIntegratedStabilizaPonMissioninMali• CMA:CoordinaPonfortheMovementofAzawad• GATIA:Self-DefenseImghadTuaregGroupandAllies• HCUA:HighCouncilfortheUnityofAzwad(HCUA)
Attacks Related to Violent Extremist Organizations: AQIM, Ansar al-Din, and MUJWA in Mali
4FEB17:UnknowngunmenaTackedMalianArmycheckpointsouthofMénakatowardAndéramboukane.4Maliansoldierskilledand10injured.
2FEB17:GunmenaTackedMaliangendarmerieinDiandiouri,MopPRegion.Ansaral-Dinclaimedresponsibility.(right:Ansaral-Dinstatement.
5FEB17:MINUSMAvehicleescorPnglogisPcalconvoy30kmfromTessalittowardAguelhoc,KidalRegion.4peacekeepersinjured.
7FEB17:ColombiannunkidnappedbyunknowngunmenatKarangasso,SikassoRegion.HostageidenPfiedasGloriaArgoPandasofMarch7thnogroupclaimedresponsibility.Thisbringstotalof8hostagesbeingtakenandheldbyjihadistgroupsorotherunknowngroupsinMaliandneighboringcountriesintheSahel.
4FEB17:UnknowngunmenaTackedMaliansecuritycheckpointatMadina-Coura,5kmfromMopP,MopPRegion.4gendarmeskilled.
ViewinsideMénaka.Source:SahelMeMoLLC
ViewinsideMénaka.Source:SahelMeMoLLC
Attacks Related to Violent Extremist Organizations: AQIM, Ansar al-Din, and MUJWA in Mali
8FEB17:MalianArmyvehiclestruckanIEDbetweenTimbuktuandGoundam,TimbuktuRegion.1soldierkilledand4injured,andAQIMclaimedresponsibility.(right:AQIMstatement)
8FEB17:BarkhaneforcesdiscoveredanddismantledanIEDinKidal,KidalRegion.TheIEDwasconnectedtounknownnumberofmortars.
8FEB17:MalianArmydiscoveredandneutralizedanIEDnorthofGao.
8FEB17:MINUSMAforcesdiscoveredanddismantledanIEDnearAnsongo,GaoRegion.
10FEB17:UnknowngunmenaTackedandfiredatMalianNaPonalGuardcampinAnsongo.1guarddiedon17FEBafersufferingsevereinjuriesduringtheaTack.
10FEB17:UnknowngunmenaTackedandburned4logisPcalMINUSMAtrucksbetweenHomboriandBoni,MopPRegion.
11FEB17:AllegedlyMalianArmykilled4civiliansandarrested10duringcounterterrorismoperaPoninDialloubé,MopPRegion.
ViewinsideAnsongo.Source:SahelMeMoLLC
Attacks Related to Violent Extremist Organizations: AQIM, Ansar al-Din, and MUJWA in Mali
19FEB17:CiviliantransportaPonbusstruckanIEDbetweenGossiandHombori.1passengerkilledand14injured.
16FEB17:Maliansecurityforcesarrested4suspectedjihadistsinSegouRegion.Armsandmotorcyclesalsoseized.
14FEB17:BarkhaneforcesdiscoveredanddismantledanIEDinKidal,KidalRegion.Barkhanealsoneutralized15mortars.
15FEB17:MalianArmyvehiclestruckanIEDbetweenBoniandHombori(20kmfromHombori).1Maliansoldierkilledand4injured.
12FEB17:MalianforcesclaimedtohavedismantledajihadistcellinDialloubé,MopPRegion,and24suspectswerearrested.However,thesuspectswerereleasedon26FEB17aferandarenotbelievedtobemembersofajihadistgroupasMalianforcesiniPallyclaimed.MalianArmyconducted48hrscounterterrorismoperaPoninthearea.
18FEB17:NigeriensecurityforcesseizedarmsandammuniPonatAbalak,Nigercheckpoint.ArmsbelongtoindividualsreturningfromLibya.
MortarsandIEDdiscoveredanddestroyedbyBarkhaneinKidal.Source:defense.gouv.fr
19FEB17:Allegedly,unknowngunmenabducted2individualsunderunclearcircumstancesatDialloubé,MopPRegion.
Attacks Related to Violent Extremist Organizations: AQIM, Ansar al-Din, and MUJWA in Mali
26FEB17:BarkhaneforcesannounceddeploymentmoreofitstroopstoTillabéryRegion,NigerontheborderswithMali.ThiscomesinresponsetoincreasedaTacksagainstNigerienforcesbyunknowngunmen,althoughseveralmediaoutletsclaimitwasajihadistaTacklikelybyAl-MurabitunofAdnaneAbuWalidal-Sahraouithatpledgedallegiancetoso-calledIslamicStateinMay2015.
23FEB17:BarkhaneforcesclashedwithsmallgroupthatwasidenPfiedas“terroristgroup”atTinAfaghout(20kmwestofBoughessa),KidalRegion.2militantsreportedlykilledand3arrested,2lancerocketsand4Kalashnikovsseized.HoweverBarkhaneforcesareaccusedofengagingwithminors.Barkhaneinsistedthatalthoughthe2militantsmightbeminors,theyweretheonesthatfiredfirstandFrenchforceshadtoretaliate.
22FEB17:UnknowngunmenaTackedNigerienforcespatrolconvoyatTilwa.15Nigeriensoldierskilledand19injured,4vehiclesdestroyedand7seizedbymilitants.ReportssaidAdnanAbuWalidal-SahraouiclaimedresponsibilityoftheaTack,howeverotherreportsdeniedtheclaimandthegroupneverreleasedofficialstatementtoclaimit.
23FEB17:Senegalsecurityforcesarrested2MaliansinDakarsuspectedtohaveparPcipatedinplanningtheGrandBassam,Coted’IvoireaTack.
19FEB17:MINUSMAvehiclestruckanIED50kmsouthofAguelhoc,KidalRegion.4peacekeepersinjured.
27FEB17:Malian,Mauritanian,andBarkhaneforcesseizedarmsandammuniPonatWagadouforestontheborderswithMauritania.Wagadouforesthavebeenahideoutandafall-backtoAQIM’sbrigadeal-FurqanandlikelyconPnuestobe.Also,mulPpleaTacksagainstMalianArmyinNampalaandDiabaly,CentralMali,arebelievedtobeplannedinthesamearea.
26-27FEB17:BarkhaneforcesarrestedanunknownsuspectinKidal.
Attacks Related to Violent Extremist Organizations: AQIM, Ansar al-Din, and MUJWA in Mali
27FEB17:UnknowngunmencarriedmulPpleaTacksondifferentpolicestaPonsinSoumProvince.LocaPonsareBaraboulé,Tongomayel,andDiguel.1civilianinjuredaccordingtoMinistryofSecurityandnogroupclaimedresponsibility.InTongomayelmilitantsseized2motorcyclesandburned16otherswhileseongthepolicestaPononfireandwriPngAnsarulIslaminArabic,claimedMohamedDah,ahigh-rankedpoliceofficerintheregion.InBaraboulé,militantsseized2motorcyclesandburned2others,anddamagedthepolicestaPonwithgunfire.InDiguel,computersweretakenandprefecture’sdoorsweredamaged.
27FEB17:BarkhaneforcesdestroyedexplosivesdiscoveredbylocalsinMénaka.ReportedlyexplosivesweretobeusedinaplannedaTack.
AllegedAnsaral-DinMacinabrigadesuspectsarrestedandarmsseized12FEB.Source:Facebook
MalianArmyvehicledestroyedbyIEDbetweenGoundamandTimbuktuon08FEB.Source:Facebook.
4FEB17:GunmenaTackedandseized2trucksbelongingtotheFrenchconstrucPoncompanySATOMatKassouminchargeofrepairingNiono-Timbukturoad.
2FEB17:Malianforcesseizedmini-bustransporPng18underagechildrenbetween16and17yearsoldatSikassoontheborderswithBurkinaFaso.AllegedlychildrenidenPfiedasTalibéandbelongtounidenPfiedKuranicschools.
Armed Banditry and Clashes Between non-Jihadist Armed Groups
09FEB17:UnidenPfiedgunmenaTackedmobileunitofcentredesantéderéférence(CSREF)30kmfromcityofGao.Vehicleandmedicalequipmentseizedbygunmen.TeammembersabandonedreturnedtoGaounharmed.
9FEB17:UnknowngunmenopenedfireontwoDaoussahakTuaregnearMénaka.1killed.
11-12FEB17:GunmenfiredatayoungmenandseizedhismotorcycleatKaP,Kayes,Region.1civiliankilled
11-12FEB17:GunmenaTackedandinjuredawoman[civilian[duringarmedrobberyatKaP,Kayes,Region.
11FEB17:UnknowngunmenopenedfireontwowaterandforestsagentsinMopPRegion,betweenTimissaandDjenné.1agentinjured.
15FEB17:FivearmedbanditsaTacked17merchantsatFassou-debé,nearDiéma,ontheborderswithMauritania.Armedbanditsseizedmorethan8,000USDlivestockvalue.
13FEB17:TwoarmedbanditsaTackedandseizedrentalvehiclefromciviliansatHamakouladji,nearGao,GaoRegion.Armedbanditsalsorobbedpassengersfromtheirbelongings.
21FEB17:UnknowngunmenseizedvehicleinHama-BangoubelongingtoTimbuktuhospital.
Armed Banditry, Inter-community Violence, and Clashes Between non-Jihadist Armed Groups
22FEB17:GunmenaTackedandrobbedtravelinglocalbusinessmanonHombori–Bonitransitroute.Cashand4x4vehicleseizedbyarmedbandits.
23FEB17:UnknowngunmenaTackedandrobbedlocalmerchanttravelingtoSimbymarket,35kmofHombori.Banditsseized4x4vehicleandimportantsumofmoney.
10-12FEB17:Reportedly,membersfromFulaniandBambaracommuniPesengagedinviolentclashesinKé-Macina,MopPRegion,CentralMali.Atleast20peoplekilled.AllegedlythekillingofaBambaramerchantidenPfiedasCheickTraoreonFebruary11thtriggeredtheviolence,howeverthisremainsdifficulttoconfirm.FulanisintheareaaremainlylivestockherderswerethefirsttobeaccusedofthekillingbyBambaraswhoaremostlyfarmers.Inresponse,BambarasreportedlycarriedaTacksthefollowingdayaroundKé-Macina,Niono,andDiawaribougou.InaddiPontotradiPonalconflictsbetweenFulanisandBambaras,since2015FulanishavebeenrepeatedlyperceivedtobeassociatedwiththeemergenceofAnsaral-DinMacinabrigade,amilitantgroupthatemergedinCentralMalisinceJanuary2015.
CulRvatedsmallfarmatBamada,MopRRegion.Source:SahelMeMoLLC
OromodivillagenearTénenkou,MopRRegion.Source:SahelMeMoLLC