2017 Boulikessi attack

2017 Boulikessi attack
Part of Mali War
DateMach 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.