Battle of Goumakoura

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.

Battle of Goumakoura
Part of the 2012 Tuareg rebellion
Segou
Battle of Goumakoura (Mali)
Date24 February 2012
Location
near Segou, Mali
Result Mali victory
Belligerents

 Mali

  • Malian Army

 Azawad

Commanders and leaders
Takini Ag Intikane Bouna Ag Attiyoub
Rhissa Ag Akli
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

On February 24, the MNLA attacked the military camp of Goumakoura, located in Ségou. According to the separatists, the clashes started at 6 am and were over between 12 and 1 pm.

The MNLA claimed that it launched this attack outside its 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 cared for the wounded with a team from the Malian Ministry of Health, one girl was fatally wounded in the bombing and 10 people were wounded, including nine women and children and three seriously.

The MNLA was reportedly led by two deserters from the Malian army, Colonel Bouna and Akli, former commander of Goumankoura. Their forces include two brigades. According to the Malian army, reinforcements, commanded by Colonel Takini and from Ségou, routed the attackers. Both sides claimed the victory, however the ground remained to the Malian soldiers.[1][2][3][4]

References
  1. "Communiqué N°08-25/02/2012/MNLA". www.mnlamov.net.
  2. "CCTV-Mali/Situation du nord : la localité de Goumakoura attaquée tôt vendredi matin". fr.cntv.cn. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  3. Ghousmane, Khado Ag. "L'aviation Malienne bombarde un campement de marabouts Kal-Assouk - Toumast Press". toumastpress.com.
  4. Azzezen, Ikhlou Ag. "Attaque du MNLA à Goumakoura pour signifier que tout le territoire Malien sera touchable - Toumast Press". toumastpress.com.
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