2020 Tarkint attack

2020 Tarkint attack
Part of Mali War
DateMarch 19, 2020
Location
Result JNIM victory
Belligerents
Mali Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin
Strength
Unknown Several dozen
Casualties and losses
29 killed
5 wounded
Unknown

On March 19, dozens of Malian soldiers were killed at a military base in Tarkint in an attack perpetrated by the al-Qaeda linked Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM).