Goumakoura ambush
{{Short description|2016 armed attack in Mali}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict = Goumakoura ambush
| place = Goumakoura, Mali
| partof = Mali War
| date = {{start date|df=y|2016|10|13}}
| result = Ansar Dine victory
| combatant1 = {{flagdeco|Mali}} Mali
| combatant2 = {{flagdeco|ISIS}} Ansar Dine
| casualties1 = 4 killed
7 injured
2 captured (per Ansar Dine)
| casualties2 = 1 killed (per Ansar Dine)
}}
{{Campaignbox Mali War}}
On 13 October 2016, jihadists from Ansar Dine ambushed Malian soldiers near Goumakoura, Mali.
Background
Prior to the Goumakoura attack, Ansar Dine militants and Fulani nationalists attacked Malian soldiers in the nearby town of Nampalari, Ségou, Mali. Seventeen Malian soldiers were killed in the attack.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=July 19, 2016 |title=Islamist militants kill 17 soldiers in attack on Mali army base |url=https://news.trust.org/item/20160719110235-hq7pp/ |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=Reuters}}
Ambush
Soldiers supplying the Nampala garrison from Diabaly were ambushed in the village of Goumakoura.{{Cite web |date=2016-10-13 |title=Mali: 4 soldats tués dans l'explosion de mines |url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2016/10/13/97001-20161013FILWWW00359-mali-4-soldats-tues-dans-l-explosion-de-mines.php |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=Le Figaro |language=fr}} The attack began when two vehicles; a tanker truck and a troop transport vehicle, hit three mines.{{Cite web |date=2016-10-13 |title=Attaque meurtrière contre un convoi de soldats maliens dans le centre du pays |url=https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20161013-attaque-meurtriere-contre-convoi-soldats-maliens-le-centre-pays |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=RFI |language=fr}} The attackers, which were referred to as "considerable" in number by the Malian ministry of the interior, fired rockets and automatic weapons at the soldiers. Malian reinforcements were later dispatched to the site to rescue the injured and comb the area.
Aftermath
Four Malian soldiers were killed and seven were injured during the ambush, in an assessment confirmed by the Malian Ministry of Defense.{{Cite web |title=Jeune Afrique – Premier site d'actualité sur l'Afrique |url=https://www.jeuneafrique.com/365304/politique/quatre-soldats-maliens-tues-sept-autres-blesses-attaque-centre-mali/ |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=JeuneAfrique.com |language=fr-FR}}{{Cite web |last=maliweb |date=2016-10-13 |title=Ministère de la Défense et des Anciens Combattants : Goma-Coura : Une attaque des assaillants armés fait 4 soldats tués et des blessés {{!}} maliweb.net |url=https://www.maliweb.net/communique/ministere-de-defense-anciens-combattants-goma-coura-attaque-assaillants-armes-4-soldats-tues-blesses-1829942.html |access-date=2024-01-11 |language=fr-FR}} The attack was claimed on 15 October 2016 by Ansar Dine, who claimed to have killed four soldiers, destroyed two vehicles, and captured two Malian soldiers, with one jihadist killed.{{Cite web |date=October 17, 2016 |title=EN version of AnsarDine's Rimaah infographic on the ambush in Goma-Coura by Katiba Macina against the Malian army on Oct 13 |url=https://twitter.com/MENASTREAM/status/788111880736866304 |access-date=January 11, 2024 |website=MENASTREAM on Twitter}}
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Category:Battles of the Mali War in 2016
Category:Battles of the Mali War involving Mali
Category:Ambushes of the Mali War
Category:Battles involving Ansar Dine
Category:Ségou Region in the Mali War
Category:Car and truck bombings in 2016
Category:Car and truck bombings in Mali
Category:2016 road incidents in Africa
Category:Road incidents in Mali
Category:Islamic terrorism in Mali
Category:Islamic terrorist incidents in 2016
Category:Terrorist incidents in Mali in 2016