Incident Summary:

03/23/2019: Assailants opened fire on Ogossogou, Mopti, Mali. This was one of two related attacks targeting members of the Fulani community in Mopti on this day. At least 157 people were killed and at least 32 others were injured across attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of Dan Na Qmbassagou.

GTD ID:
201903230001

When:
2019-03-23

Country:
Mali

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Mopti

City:
Ogossogou

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Type of Attack (more) Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Ogossagou Peulh Village
Specific Description Village
Nationality of Target Mali
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Incendiary Arson/Fire
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Additional Information Casualty numbers conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the most recent reliable estimates are reported here. Casualty numbers represent a division of the total number of those killed and wounded across incidents 201903230001 and 201903230015.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Dan Na Ambassagou (suspected) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 79 Fatalities / 16 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 79
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 16
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Death toll from attack on Mali herders rises to 157," Jerusalem Post, March 26, 2019.
"At least 134 killed in attack on village in Mali," Deutsche Presse-Agentur, March 24, 2019.
"At least 100 killed in central Mali attack," Radio France Internationale website, June 10, 2019.