Battle of the Sama Forest

Battle of the Sama Forest
Part of Mali War
Date July 16, 2015 Location Sama Forest, Sikasso Region, Mali Result Malian victory
Belligerents
Mali 33rd Parachute Commando Regiment	Khalid ibn Walid katiba
Casualties and losses
2 injured	5 killed 21 arrested

On July 16, 2015, the Malian army raided a jihadist base in the Sama Forest, in southern Mali's Sikasso Region. The raid is one of the few confrontations between jihadists and the Malian army in southern Mali, and marked the end of the Khalid ibn Walid katiba and jihadist expansion in southern Mali.