Karou and Ouatagouna massacres | |
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Part of Mali War | |
Location | Karou, Ouattagouna, Daoutegeft, and Dirga, Mali |
Date | August 8, 2021 |
Deaths | 51+[1] |
Perpetrator | Islamic State in the Greater Sahara |
On August 8, 2021, jihadist militants from Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) launched simultaneous attacks on four villages in central Mali, killing over fifty-one civilians.