Soumouni skirmish

The Soumouni skirmish was a short battle that took place on July 22, 2018, between the al-Qaeda aligned Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin and the Malian Army.

Soumouni skirmish
Part of Mali War
DateJuly 22, 2018
Location
Soumouni forest, Ségou Region, Mali
Result Malian victory
Belligerents
Mali Katibat Macina
Commanders and leaders
Issa Pangassi Sangaré † Unknown
Casualties and losses
1 killed
4 injured		 11 killed

Background

Katibat Macina is the local branch for Macina Cercle of Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin, a coalition of five jihadist groups formed in 2017 that originally rebelled against the Malian government in 2012. The group expanded it's influence in late 2017 and early 2018 following the creation of JNIM.[1]

Skirmish

Around 8am on July 22, a Malian army patrol fell into an ambush set up by the jihadists in the Soumouni forest, near the town of Séné Bamanan in the Macina cercle.[2] However, Malian forces were able to repel the jihadists.[3]

The Malian army stated in a press release that one soldier was killed in the skirmish, along with four others injured. Eleven jihadists were killed in the attack. The Malian soldier killed was Lieutenant Issa Pangassi Sangaré, who commanded the patrol.[4]

References
  1. "Katibat Macina - Mapping armed groups in Mali and the Sahel". ecfr.eu. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  2. "Onze djihadistes et un soldat tués dans une « embuscade terroriste » au Mali". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2018-07-23. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  3. "Mali : 11 djihadistes et un soldat tués dans une "embuscade terroriste"". Europe 1 (in French). 2018-07-23. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  4. "Ségou -Macina: le lieutenant Issa Pangassi fauché en mission commandée. | Bamada.net". Retrieved 2023-10-15.
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