Markacoungo attack

Markacoungo attack
Part of Mali War
LocationMarka Coungo, Koulikoro Region, Mali
DateJanuary 2, 2023
Deaths5
Perpetrator Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin

On January 2, 2023, militants from Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin attacked the villages of Markacoungo and Kassela, on the Bamako-Ségou highway, killing five civilians. The attack was the first by JNIM in the Bamako area in months.