2017 Boulikessi attack

2017 Boulikessi attack
Part of Mali War
Date Mach 5, 2017 Location Boulikessi, Mali Result JNIM victory
Belligerents
Mali Waraba Battalion	Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin
Commanders and leaders
Lt. Col. Abdoulaye Diallo  †	Unknown
Casualties and losses
15 killed 5 injured 3 captured	2 wounded (per JNIM)

On March 5, 2017, jihadists from Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin attacked Malian forces in Boulikessi. The attack was the first by JNIM since its inception that month.