Incident Summary:

05/28/2020: Assailants attacked Dogon farmers in Tile, Mopti, Mali. At least seven farmers were killed, some of which were burned alive. This was one of three incidents in different Dogon farming villages in the same 24-hour period. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attacks to Muslim extremists.

GTD ID:
202005280009

When:
2020-05-28

Country:
Mali

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Mopti

City:
Tile

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Not Applicable
Specific Description Dogon Farmers
Nationality of Target Mali
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
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
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Muslim extremists No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 7 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 7
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Twenty-seven killed in central Mali ethnic attacks, local officials say," Reuters News, May 28, 2020.
"‘Jihadists target’ Mali farmers in deadly raids," TheIndependentGhana.com, May 29, 2020.