2014 Indelimane ambush
| 2014 Indelimane ambush | |||||||
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| Part of Mali War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 al-Mourabitoun | |||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 9 killed | None | ||||||
On October 3, 2014, nine Nigerien peacekeepers were killed in an ambush by al-Mourabitoun in Indelimane, Mali.
Background
[edit]MINUSMA was deployed in the wake of the Mali War as a United Nations peacekeeping force. Nigerien forces were deployed to Mali as part of this peacekeeping force.[1]
Ambush
[edit]On the morning of the attack, a MINUSMA convoy was carrying out a supply mission between Ansongo and Ménaka. When the convoy arrived near the village of Indelimane, the peacekeepers were ambushed by two jihadists on motorcycles armed with RPG-7s. The rockets destroyed two vehicles and a tank, and the attackers left shortly afterward.[1]
Nigerien authorities reported that MOJWA was behind the attack. MOJWA had merged in August 2013 with Blood Signatories to form Al-Mourabitoun.[2][3] The Nigerien government stated in a press release on the evening of October 3 that nine peacekeepers were killed during the attack. The ambush was the deadliest attack against MINUSMA since the start of its deployment one year earlier.[3][1] A funeral took place for the victims in Bamako on October 7.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Mali: 9 casques bleus nigériens tués dans une attaque terroriste". RFI (in French). 2014-10-03. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ^ "MALI. Neuf Casques bleus tués dans une attaque près de Gao". L'Obs (in French). 2014-10-03. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ^ a b Hofnung, Thomas. "Au Mali, les jihadistes reprennent les attaques sanglantes contre l'ONU". Libération (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ^ "Mali: une cérémonie d'hommages aux casques bleus nigériens". RFI (in French). 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2024-02-21.