2008 Nampala attack

Part of the Tuareg rebellion Nampala attack Nampala, Mali Tuareg rebellion (2007–2009) December 20, 2008 ATNM victory Mali Mali ATNMMNJ (per Mali) Unknown Ibrahim Ag Bahanga 9–20 killed13 injuredSeveral missing 11 killed (per Mali) Several civilians killed On December 20, 2008, Tuareg rebels from the Niger-Mali Tuareg Alliance attacked Malian forces in Nampala, Mali. Background Ibrahim Ag Bahanga, the leader of the Malian Tuareg rebel group Niger-Mali Tuareg Alliance (ATNM), had returned to Mali from exile in Libya just before December 2008. Bahanga's ATNM was one of the last Tuareg rebel groups active during the Tuareg rebellion, as his previous group May 23, 2006 Democratic Alliance for Change (ADC) had signed an Algerian-brokered peace agreement months prior.ALLIANCE TOUAREGUE NIGER MALI POUR LE CHANGEMENT http://atnmc.blogspot.com/ 2024-04-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20180812062611/http://atnmc.blogspot.com/ 2018-08-12 Beginning on December 18, 2008, Bahanga's ATNM started attacking Malian forces again. Battle On December 20, ATNM fighters attacked the Malian garrison at Nampala after travelling around a thousand kilometers from their bases in Algeria. The ATNM convoy was spotted en route by American satellites, but Malian officials dismissed the warning.Government Forces Overrun Tuareg Rebel Camps in Northern Mali https://jamestown.org/program/government-forces-overrun-tuareg-rebel-camps-in-northern-mali/ 2024-04-11 Jamestown en-US The assault began around 3a.m., with ATNM using fifty men on around 15 to 16 pick-ups to conduct the attack.L'Essor Mali : attaque touarègue à Nampala : 15 morts et 13 blessés dénombrés https://www.pressafrik.com/Mali-attaque-touaregue-a-Nampala-15-morts-et-13-blesses-denombres_a584.html 2024-04-11 PRESSAFRIK.COM, Premier journal en ligne au Sénégal et en Afrique de l'ouest fr Malian security sources alleged that the Niger Movement for Justice (MNJ) was embedded with the ATNM. The initial attack was repelled by Malian forces, but rebels that had recently integrated into the Malian army mutinied and killed their company commander.Mali: attaque meurtrière d'un poste militaire par rebelles touareg https://www.rtbf.be/article/mali-attaque-meurtriere-d-un-poste-militaire-par-rebelles-touareg-5242333 2024-04-11 RTBF fr The mutiny sowed panic between Malian troops, and the garrison was taken in a second ATNM attack. Malian reinforcements then arrived at Nampala. Aftermath The Malian Ministry of Defense stated nine soldiers and eleven rebels were killed in the attack. Malian newspaper L'Essor put the toll at fifteen Malian soldiers killed and thirteen injured, with many more missing. Sources close to the ATNM alleged that twenty Malian soldiers were killed, and several civilians were killed in the attack as well.February 25, 2009 2008 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/2008/af/119012.htm April 11, 2024 US Department of State The Nampala attack ended negotiations between rebel groups and the Malian government. Malian President Amadou Toumani Touré ordered colonels El Hadj Ag Gamou and Ould Meydou to begin Operation Djigutugu to destroy ATNM bases in and around northern Mali.Rabasa Angel The Tuareg Insurgency in Mali, 2006–2009 2011 From Insurgency to Stability 117–156 https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7249/mg1111-2osd.13 2024-04-11 Volume II: Insights from Selected Case Studies RAND Corporation 978-0-8330-5314-5 Gordon John Chalk Peter Grant Audra K. McMahon K. Scott Pezard Stephanie Reilly Caroline Ucko David Zimmerman S. Rebecca 10.7249/mg1111-2osd.13 References Category:Battles involving Mali Category:Ségou Region Category:Tuareg rebellions Category:2008 in Mali Category:Battles in 2008 Category:December 2008 in Africa Category:Mutinies Category:Attacks in Africa in 2008 May 2024