2023 Farabougou attack

2023 Farabougou attack
Part of Mali War
Date December 12, 2023 2pm-5pm Location Farabougou, Niono Cercle, Mali Result Katiba Macina victory
Belligerents
Mali Local dozo hunters	Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin Katiba Macina
Casualties and losses
30-62 killed 15 injured 2-3 kidnapped	Unknown
Unknown number of civilians killed and kidnapped

On December 12, 2023, jihadist militants from Katiba Macina, an affiliate of the al-Qaeda aligned Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM), attacked Malian forces in the town of Farabougou. The attack killed dozens of Malian soldiers and was the first major raid in the town by JNIM since the Siege of Farabougou in 2020.