Sévaré ambush

Sévaré ambush
Part of Mali War
DateMay 29, 2016
Location
Between Sévaré and Ténenkou, Mali
Result Katiba Macina victory
Belligerents

MINUSMA

Katiba Macina
Casualties and losses
5 killed
1 injured
None

On May 29, 2016, Katiba Macina militants ambushed Togolese peacekeepers in MINUSMA near Sévaré, Mali. The attack was the first deadly attack against UN peacekeepers in Mopti Region during the Mali War, and the first major engagement involving Togolese peacekeepers during the war.