Battle of the Sama Forest

Battle of the Sama Forest
Part of Mali War
DateJuly 16, 2015
Location
Sama Forest, Sikasso Region, Mali
Result Malian victory
Belligerents

Mali

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.