Battle of Goumakoura
Battle of Goumakoura | |||||||
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Part of the 2012 Tuareg rebellion | |||||||
Segou Battle of Goumakoura (Mali) | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
Several thousand soldiers (according to the MNLA) | 2 brigades | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1 killed 3-6 wounded (according to Mali) 30 killed 2 tanks destroyed 6 vehicles destroyed (according to the MNLA) |
4 killed 3 wounded (according to the MNLA) 7+ killed 20+ wounded (according to Mali) |
The battle of Goumakoura took place during the Tuareg rebellion of 2012. On February 24, 2012, a military camp of the Malian army was attacked by the MNLA. The attack was however repelled.
The battle
On February 24, the military camp of Goumakoura, located in the region of Ségou , was attacked by the MNLA. According to the separatists, the clashes started at 6 am and they were over between 12 and 1 pm. The separatists claimed that they launched this offensive outside Azawad's claimed territory in retaliation for the bombing near Anefis of a Marabout tribe of the Kal-Assouk committed by Ukrainian mercenaries in the service of the Malian army. According to the MNLA, between one and four people were killed by this bombing and 13 injured, mostly elderly people, women and children. According to Médecins sans Frontières, which took care of the wounded with a team from the Malian Ministry of Health, a girl was fatally wounded in the bombing and 10 people were wounded, including 9 women and children and 3 seriously. The MNLA was reportedly led by two deserters from the Malian army, Colonel Bouna and Akli, former commander of Goumankoura. Their forces are two brigades. According to the Malian army, reinforcements, commanded by Colonel Takini and from Ségou, rout the attackers. Both sides claimed the victory, however the ground remained to the Malian soldiers.[1][2][3][4]
References
- ↑ "Communiqué N°08-25/02/2012/MNLA". www.mnlamov.net.
- ↑ "CCTV-Mali/Situation du nord : la localité de Goumakoura attaquée tôt vendredi matin". fr.cntv.cn.
- ↑ Ghousmane, Khado Ag. "L'aviation Malienne bombarde un campement de marabouts Kal-Assouk - Toumast Press". toumastpress.com.
- ↑ Azzezen, Ikhlou Ag. "Attaque du MNLA à Goumakoura pour signifier que tout le territoire Malien sera touchable - Toumast Press". toumastpress.com.