The numbers below refer to the number of people affected. Click on a column heading to order incidents according to that column.
ID | Month | Day | Year | ISO | Country | UN | INGO | ICRC | NRCS and IFRC | NNGO | Other | Nationals killed Sort ascending | Nationals wounded | Nationals kidnapped | Total national staff | Internationals killed | Internationals wounded | Internationals kidnapped | Total international staff | Total victims | Gender Male | Gender Female | Gender Unknown | Means of attack | Attack context | Location | Latitude | Longitude | Motive | Actor type | Actor name | Details | Verified | Source |
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4230 | Jul | 12 | 2024 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 16.711967 | -0.259123 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two INGO aid workers were killed by unknown armed men in Taboye town, Gao. | Pending | Media |
1758 | May | 29 | 2014 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Roadside IED | Ambush | Road | 16.416951 | -3.666631 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two INGO workers were killed when a roadside IED detonated. | Yes | Official Report |
4108 | Sep | 7 | 2023 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 16.949444 | -1.748056 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | One female INGO staff member was killed when her civilian transportation boat came under fire between Gao and Tombouctou, by the NSAG JNIM. 63 other civilians were killed (not counted here). | Yes | Focal Point |
3420 | Oct | 7 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 14.533333 | -4.1 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO staff member was shot and killed in an armed robbery where his motorcycle was stolen in Sevare, Mopti. | Yes | Official Report |
3432 | Sep | 17 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 14.35 | -3.611111 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | One NGO staff member was shot and killed during an ambush and motorcycle theft by JNIM militia members in Tila, Bandiagara. | Yes | ACLED |
1626 | Dec | 13 | 2013 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 15.075763 | -7.519128 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | An NGO humanitarian worker was killed by unknown robbers. | Yes | Official Report |
3700 | Dec | 10 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Landmine | Individual attack | Road | 14.801016 | -6.018967 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO health worker was killed due to an IED mine explosion detonated by motorcycles on the main road in Dogofry, Niono, Segou. Two civilians were injured in the blast. | Yes | Official Report |
1906 | Mar | 30 | 2015 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 17.570692 | -3.996166 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | A Malian Red Cross volunteer was ambushed by MUJAO while driving an aid truck from Goa to Niamey. Armed militants opened fire on the vehicle and shot the volunteer, who died. Another volunteer--the passenger--was wounded in the attack. The extent of the passenger's injuries is currently unknown. MUJAO allegedly stated that the INGO was attacked because it is "working for the enemy" | Yes | Official Report |
3474 | Dec | 2 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 14.35 | -3.611111 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | One NGO staff member was killed after his vehicle was ambushed in Tile village, Mopti. | Yes | ACLED |
1928 | Jan | 27 | 2014 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 16.247142 | -0.005494 | Incidental | Police or paramilitary | Security Forces | A national staff member was shot and killed by security forces who were engaging the crowd with small arms fire at a demonstration. His role in the demonstration is unknown since he lived in the vicinity. | Yes | Focal Point |
3967 | Nov | 6 | 2023 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 15.882298 | 0.242321 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO aid worker was shot and killed when unknown armed men attacked a humanitarian vehicle on the road between Ansongo and Gao. | Yes | Official Report |
2218 | Jan | 4 | 2017 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 16.263981 | -0.027987 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One security guard working for the ICRC was shot and killed during an altercation with two men on a motorcycle in Gao. | Yes | Official Report |
3981 | Nov | 6 | 2023 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 15.93013 | 0.21518 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national NGO aid worker was killed and another was wounded when unknown armed men attacked their vehicle in Gargouna town, Gao. | Yes | ACLED |
2492 | Mar | 11 | 2017 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 16.263981 | -0.027987 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One Malian Red Cross driver was killed and one international Red Cross delegate was shot and wounded on March 11th in Gao. | Yes | Focal Point |
1977 | May | 21 | 2015 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Unknown | 16.247142 | -0.005494 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Unknown | Clashes between anti-government armed groups resulted in the death of one INGO staff member and a number of civilians (not counted). | Yes | Official Report |
3067 | Aug | 8 | 2020 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.35 | -3.611111 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | A convoy of NGO trucks transporting food were travelling 25 km south-west of Bandiagara, when they were ambushed by unknown armed elements near the Parou/Songobia bridge. The aid convoy was forced by the militants to drive to Diallo village. The drivers apprentice was shot and killed and the remaining 4 staff members were kidnapped and released on August 15, 2020. | Yes | Official Report |
3567 | Jun | 1 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 14.45 | -11.433333 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two Red Cross staff members (Malian and Dutch Societies) were shot and killed in an ambush by an unknown armed group near Kayes. The aid workers were travelling in a clearly marked humanitarian organisation vehicle. | Yes | Official Report |
2318 | Aug | 24 | 2017 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Individual attack | Home | 14.487428 | -4.197463 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One male INGO staffer was killed in his hotel room in the Mopti region of central Mali. His personal items were missing from the hotel room where he was found. The perpetrators of the attack are currently unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
3374 | Jul | 3 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 13.885512 | -3.585389 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | Three national NGO workers were reportedly kidnapped by JNIM militia while traveling between Diallassagou and Bankass. Their whereabouts are currently unknown. | Yes | ACLED |
753 | Oct | 4 | 2007 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 16.7719091 | -3.0087272 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff and 2 national staff of partner NGOs were abducted. Found after a 3-day search and released, the vehicle was stolen | Archived | Archived |
3878 | Jul | 5 | 2023 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 16.4417 | -3.4355 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | One NGO consultant was kidnapped by JNIM militants along with a vehicle in Bintagoungou village, Tombouctou region. | Yes | ACLED |
3640 | Oct | 11 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 12.245416 | -5.542464 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two INGO staff members were shot and injured during a road ambush by unknown extremists 20km south-west of Koutiala town. | Yes | Official Report |
3646 | May | 12 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 15.3682 | -5.3663 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | 9 INGO staff members were kidnapped by unknown armed elements in Kolima, Segou. They were released after 31 hours. | Yes | Focal Point |
3148 | Jan | 5 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 14.778889 | -3.258889 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One marked INGO ambulance transporting patients near Deh village in Mopti, was attacked by a group of unknown armed men. After the ambulance was stopped, the 3 staff on board and the 3 patients were assaulted and detained in the hot sun for several hours before being allowed to continue. During the detention, one patient succumbed to his wounds. | Yes | Official Report |
3402 | Sep | 10 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 13.812763 | -3.635591 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One INGO staff member was kidnapped from the INGO health clinic 38km SW of Bankass by unknown armed elements, for allegedly not informing the group of their presence in the area. The staff was released 5 days later. | Yes | Official Report |
2656 | Apr | 18 | 2019 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 15.083333 | -2.666667 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | On April 17 between the towns of Douentza and Boni in Kerena village, 2 INGO staff members and 1 local NGO (all national staff) were kidnapped by unknown armed men. The NGO staff member was released days later on April 22, and the INGO staff were released on July 31 (3.5 months later). | Yes | Official Report |
3410 | Aug | 13 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 15.851944 | -2.786111 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO driver was kidnapped by unknown gunmen in the village of Bambara Maoude, Tombouctou. | Yes | ACLED |
3663 | Dec | 8 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Public location | 14.533333 | -4.1 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One NGO security guard was abducted in Sevare, Mopti, by unidentified armed men driving an ambulance. His whereabouts is currently unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
2926 | Apr | 11 | 2020 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 15.822778 | -3.698611 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Four national staff members of a local NGO, one contracted were reportedly kidnapped in Oraya, Niafunke. They were released 2 weeks later. | Yes | Official Report |
3668 | Nov | 16 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.194491 | -3.593977 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | One INGO national health worker was kidnapped by JNIM militants between Bandiagara and Bakass, Mopti region. A driver and another health worker were also kidnapped and released later (not counted). | Yes | ACLED |
3673 | Dec | 6 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.017772 | -10.143067 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | Four NGO staff were kidnapped by suspected JNIM militants between Kotouba and Nafadji villages, Kita commune, Kayes region. No release information is available. | Yes | ACLED |
3675 | Dec | 19 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 16.281698 | -0.039104 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One logistician of an INGO was kidnapped at the compound of the organization by armed men in Gao city. The worker was released on the 23rd of December. | Yes | Official Report |
2410 | May | 13 | 2018 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 14.52371 | -4.118498 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Four INGO staff members traveling in an unmarked vehicle were fired upon by an armed group in the Mopti region, approximately three miles (five kilometers) east of Sambere village. Two of the aid workers were wounded and needed to be medically evacuated. | Yes | Official Report |
3179 | Mar | 9 | 2020 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 16.089722 | -3.235278 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Two INGO national male staff members were injured after being assaulted when unknown perpetrators raided an organisation field guest house at night. | Yes | Focal Point |
3180 | May | 11 | 2020 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 15.279167 | -5.552778 | Incidental | Host state | Malian Armed Forces (FAMA) | One INGO national male staff was injured after Malian Armed Forces fired at the humanitarian vehicle at a checkpoint in Nampalari, Niono, Segou. | Yes | Focal Point |
3682 | Nov | 30 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 16.0872 | -1.2639 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | Two volunteer aid workers were abducted by JNIM Militia between Adiora and Gossi, Gourma-Rharous, Tombouctou. The workers were released on the 1 of December. | Yes | ACLED |
3436 | Oct | 7 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.580754 | -6.047603 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | Two NGO staff members were reportedly kidnapped with their vehicle in Niono, Segou. | Yes | ACLED |
3686 | Jan | 6 | 2023 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 16.264757 | -0.030315 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One national staff of an INGO was injured in a machete attack when resisting an armed robbery in Gao City. | Yes | Official Report |
3914 | Aug | 5 | 2023 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 16.733333 | -3.733333 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | One national NNGO contractor was abducted by JNIM militiamen along with a vehicle in Bintagoungou, Goundam, Tombouctou. His whereabouts remain unknown. | Yes | ACLED |
3915 | Aug | 6 | 2023 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 15.931111 | -3.99 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | One national NGO staff was kidnapped along with two vehicles by JNIM Militia in Niafounke, Tombouctou. His whereabouts remain unknown. | Yes | ACLED |
3187 | Jan | 30 | 2020 | ML | Mali | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 15.375 | -4.2625 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | 6 national INGO staff members were kidnapped by an unknown militant group in Youwarou, Mopti. Information on their whereabouts is unknown. | Yes | Focal Point |
3690 | Jan | 3 | 2023 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.406469 | -3.758317 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | Two INGO national aid workers were kidnapped by suspected JNIM militants near Kori Village, Mopti region. They were released 3 days later. | Yes | Media |
3192 | Feb | 24 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 14.495833 | -4.198611 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Four INGO male staff members were reportedly kidnapped by unknown armed men in Central Mali. Their whereabouts is currently unknown. | Pending | Media |
3694 | Jan | 10 | 2023 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Raid | Public location | 15.961187 | 2.421273 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State in the Greater Sahara | One national INGO was injured during an attack by the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) in Inagam village, in Menaka, Gao region. | Yes | Official Report |
2697 | Apr | 19 | 2018 | ML | Mali | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 16.083333 | -1.75 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | While travelling in Gourma Rharous District, 4 national INGO staff members (1 male, 2 female, 1 unknown) received blunt force trauma injuries when they were robbed on the highway. The staff members received medical attention for their injuries, and there is no further information available at this time regarding the criminal perpetrators. | Yes | Focal Point |
3925 | Sep | 7 | 2023 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 16.04839 | 0.11128 | Unknown | Criminal | Unknown | One NNGO aid worker was abducted by unknown armed people on the road between Kobé and Bara, Gao region. He was released on September 12. | Yes | Official Report |
3702 | Jan | 23 | 2023 | ML | Mali | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Road | 15.926541 | 2.340131 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One UN agency doctor was kidnapped by unknown armed actors in Menaka, Gao. The doctor was released on February 2. | Yes | Official Report |
2435 | Oct | 22 | 2017 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 17.570692 | -3.996166 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two national INGO staff members were kidnapped while they were traveling in a vehicle. No further information is available about this incident from the reporting agency, | Yes | Focal Point |
3204 | Jul | 23 | 2020 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 13.333 | -4.417 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One INGO driver was injured by broken glass after their vehicle, travelling on the Bandiagara-Bankass road, was hit by crossfire between national forces and unknown militants. | Yes | Focal Point |
2971 | Jan | 23 | 2019 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 16.2716694 | -0.04472 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One INGO national staff member was assaulted and injured after a group of 7 people were ambushed at an illegal checkpoint in Mamadou Talatou, Gao. | Yes | Focal Point |
2972 | Feb | 8 | 2019 | ML | Mali | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.4842997 | -4.18296 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | 3 male INGO national staff members were kidnapped by an armed group in the area while travelling through Mopti region. They were held for 5 days then released. | Yes | Focal Point |
3711 | Oct | 17 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Public location | 15.0696183 | 0.3750455 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) | Two INGO aid workers were abducted by militants of the Islamic State in Western Africa in the village of Hourara, Ansongo, Gao. A health worker was also abducted during the incident (not counted). | Yes | ACLED |
3461 | Dec | 28 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Home | 15.659444 | 0.501667 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO international staff member was kidnapped from his home in Ansongo, Goa. They were released several days later. | Yes | Official Report |
1648 | Feb | 8 | 2014 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 16.304936 | -0.024646 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | The Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) | Four ICRC staff members and a veterinarian from another aid organization were kidnapped by MUJAO, a jihadist militant group, while traveling from Kidal to Gao. UPDATE: All five were rescued on 17 April 2014 by French troops near Timbuktu; they are in good health. | Yes | Media |
3718 | Mar | 4 | 2023 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 17.4297279 | -0.220513 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two ICRC aid workers were kidnapped by unknown actors between Gao and Kidal, Gao region. The aid workers were released on the 19th of March. | Yes | Official Report |
1654 | Feb | 26 | 2014 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Roadside IED | Ambush | Road | 18.434638 | 1.416614 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two local INGO staff were injured when their vehicle drove over an improvised explosive device (IED) on the road. Both have been hospitalized but are in stable condition. | Yes | Official Report |
3221 | Feb | 1 | 2020 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.651944 | -4.069722 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO contracted driver and his assistant were kidnapped while transporting food between Kounari and Severe. They were held for 4 days. | Yes | Focal Point |
3949 | Oct | 9 | 2023 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 16.3484078 | -2.8084585 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | Two NGO health workers were kidnapped by JNIM militants between Gourma-Rharous and Tombouctou, Tombouctou region, during an ambush. Another civilian was also kidnapped (not counted). | Yes | ACLED |
3476 | Dec | 29 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 15.659444 | 0.501667 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO staff member was kidnapped by unknown perpetrators and later released on January 3, 2022. | Yes | ACLED |
2731 | Jul | 6 | 2019 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Roadside IED | Ambush | Road | 16.6 | -4.466667 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 4 national NGO staff members were injured when their vehicle hit a road-side IED or possible landmine between Ehabak and Zouerat Elhamar, 10 km east of Razelma Commune, Timbuktu Region. The injured staff members were evacuated to a hospital for treatment, and the vehicle was severely damaged. Information about the group linked to the explosive is unknown at this time. | Yes | Official Report |
3480 | Jan | 11 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 15.916667 | 2.4 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO male staff member was kidnapped in Menaka Gao on January 11, and escaped his captors on January 13. | Yes | Official Report |
2465 | Jun | 19 | 2017 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Complex attack | Raid | Public location | 12.616598 | -7.902098 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al-Qaeda (affiliated) | One aid worker was killed during a complex terrorist attack on a popular tourist retreat in Yirimandio. Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb later claimed responsibility for the attack. Gunmen killed five people in the attack. Four of the assailants were killed as well and four others were arrested. According to reports, thirty-two guests were rescued. | Yes | Focal Point |
2202 | Dec | 24 | 2016 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Individual attack | Home | 16.261765 | -0.028839 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al-Qaeda (affiliated) | An INGO director was kidnapped from her home on December 24th, 2016 in Gao. She is a dual national of French and Swiss origin. On March 1st, 2018, a video released by Al-Qaeda affiliated group, Jama'a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM), briefly shows the aid worker in a propaganda video. According to a close family member, the aid worker's health appears to have declined since the last image of her was released in 2017. In May 2021 Malian Forces confirmed her body was identified. | Yes | Media |
2469 | Aug | 22 | 2017 | ML | Mali | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 16.766589 | -3.002561 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | A UN vehicle en route from the airport to the city center was targeted by small arms fire from another vehicle. One international staff member was wounded in the arm and the chest. The driver was injured in the chest. Both were transferred to the hospital with serious injuries. | Yes | Focal Point |
3735 | Feb | 8 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Four male and one female INGO national staff were kidnapped for several days by an unknown armed group in Mali. | Yes | Focal point | ||
3486 | Jan | 28 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.456027 | -3.850029 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two INGO staff members were reportedly kidnapped by unknown armed extremists while travelling between Bandiagara and Sevare, Mopti. There whereabouts is currently unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
3007 | Jun | 10 | 2020 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 14.683333 | -6.016667 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | Two INGO staff members were kidnapped in Diabaly commune by an NSAG, due to reports a female staff was allegedly not complying with a dress code imposed by the armed group. They were released after 3 weeks. | Yes | Official Report |
2745 | Jul | 26 | 2019 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 15.216667 | -0.3 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | An INGO vehicle travelling between Ansongo and Tessit, 25 km north of Tessit village, was ambushed by unknown armed men. The criminals stole the INGO rented SUV, robbed the passengers, and abducted the INGO driver. The driver was released the following day. | Yes | Official Report |
3241 | Jul | 27 | 2020 | ML | Mali | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 15.756984 | -4.221508 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 2 UN national staff members were kidnapped after their boat travelling on the river between Mopti and Timbuktu carrying food was ambushed by unknown armed men. They were released 3 days later. | Yes | Focal Point |
3744 | Nov | 26 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Road | 12.639167 | -8.002778 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One international UN worker was robbed and injured while riding a moto-taxi at night in Bamako. | Yes | Focal Point |
3973 | Nov | 28 | 2023 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.437285 | -4.890678 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | Four NGO aid workers were abducted by JNIM militiamen between Tenenkou and Ke-Macina, Mopti region. Two vehicles were sized during the incident. | Yes | ACLED |
3745 | Feb | 22 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 14.455556 | -4.918056 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two national male INGO aid workers were kidnapped by unknown armed men who asked them what were they doing in the zone and who gave them permission to enter. The aid workers were released on February 26. | Yes | Focal Point |
3974 | Nov | 29 | 2023 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 16.59268 | -3.447089 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | One NGO aid worker was kidnapped by allegedly JNIM militants between Goudam and Tombouctou. The aid worker was released the next day. | Yes | ACLED |
2755 | Aug | 3 | 2019 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 14.465 | -3.306111 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two INGO staff members working in Sangha Commune, 35 km north-east of Bandiagara town, were reportedly kidnapped by an unknown armed group. Both were released the following day on August 04. | Yes | Official Report |
2489 | Nov | 25 | 2017 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Office/compound | 15.919256 | 2.39243 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national staff member was brutally assaulted at the organization's compound in Menaka, Mali. Items were stolen after the attack. The staff member had to be medically evacuated for treatment and then travel outside of the country for additional medical support. | Yes | Focal Point |
889 | Nov | 25 | 2009 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Public location | 15.9167 | 2.4 | Political | Non-state armed group: Global | Al-Qaeda | 1 INGO International staff kidnapped from hotel by al-Qaeda group looking to exchange for release of 4 prisoners. Released in Feb 2010. | Archived | Media |
2764 | Aug | 19 | 2019 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Other Explosives | Unknown | Unknown | 16.953333 | -0.353889 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national staff member of a local NGO in Bourem town, Bourem Cercle, Goa, was injured by a grenade explosion. | Yes | Official Report |
1962 | Mar | 9 | 2015 | ML | Mali | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Public location | 12.665771 | -7.972909 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al-Murabitoun | An attacker and his accomplice opened fire at La Terrasse restaurant in Bamako. Two UN munitions experts were critically injured in the attack and evacuated for medical treatment. They are in stable condition. Some reports suggest that Al-Murabitoun claimed responsibility for the attack. | Yes | Official Report |
3990 | Jan | 2 | 2024 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 18.433333 | 1.4 | Unknown | Police or paramilitary | PMC Wagner | One aid worker from the National Red Cross was kidnapped by alleged members of the PMC Wagner Group in Kidal. | Pending | Official Report |
3034 | Jun | 9 | 2020 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.633333 | -3.233333 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 2 NGO staff members and their driver were kidnapped by unknown gunmen from an inter-community meeting on peace in Mopti, at the Maison des jeunes de Baye. Their whereabouts are unknown. | Yes | ACLED |
3267 | Mar | 2 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 15.1675 | -4.431111 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | Two INGO staff members were kidnapped while carrying out humanitarian duties in Dogo town, Mopti, by JNIM militia who accused them of not obtaining authority. The were released 3 days later. | Yes | Media |
3038 | Jul | 21 | 2020 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 15 | -2.95 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national NGO staff member was reportedly abducted while traveling between Boni and Douentza in Mopti. Further information on their whereabouts is currently unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
4002 | Sep | 2 | 2023 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 16.7535444457296 | -3.02944909315556 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | Two national INGO aid workers suffered injuries during a shooting to the public boat they were onboard in Toumbouctou. | Yes | Official Report |
2781 | Sep | 27 | 2019 | ML | Mali | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 15.294713 | -1.559076 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Three national INGO personnel, two staff and a driver, were kidnapped along with their vehicle. Unknown armed assailants riding motorcycles ambushed the INGO vehicle near Wally village, 20 km east of Hombori town, Douentza cercle. Further information is not available at this time. | Yes | Official Report |
2511 | Aug | 2 | 2018 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 15.210744 | -1.988153 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO national staff member was abducted by armed gunmen while he was traveling on public transportation in the Douentza Cercle, Boni-Monodoro axis. He was released unharmed on August 4th. | Yes | Official Report |
2782 | Sep | 17 | 2019 | ML | Mali | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 15.077148 | -2.684227 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Fulani | Three INGO staff and their driver were reportedly ambushed by suspected Fulani militants between Dansa and Dallah villages, at 25 km and 35 km east of Douentza town. The armed perpetrators kidnapped all four in the vehicle, but released everyone the following day unharmed. Information about motive is unavailable at this time. | Yes | Official Report |
3046 | Jun | 20 | 2020 | ML | Mali | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.068333 | -3.081389 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Three INGO national male staff were reportedly kidnapped along with two vehicles a few kilometers outside of Koro, Mopti. The perpetrators ambushed the aid convoy, released the female staff, and kidnapped the male staff with two drivers. Further information on their whereabouts or the perpetrators is unknown. | Yes | Media |
2785 | Oct | 13 | 2019 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Project site | 14.140653 | -5.016219 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO national male staff were abducted from Sahouna village, Mopti, by a group of armed individuals. They were released on November 13, 2019. | Yes | Official Report |
3284 | Apr | 6 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 16.714722 | -0.258611 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO vehicle driver was ambushed and kidnapped in Taboye, Goa. His whereabouts are unknown. | Yes | ACLED |
4266 | Aug | 12 | 2024 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 18.439622 | 1.401357 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Wagner | One INGO health worker was kidnapped by allegedly Wagner members in Kidal. The aid worker was released on August 14. | Pending | Media |
4019 | Jan | 20 | 2024 | ML | Mali | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | 12.6125616 | -7.9741559 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One UN driver was injured by unknown armed men on motorcycles who robbed his personal belongings in Magnambougou Fasso Kanu, Bamako. | Pending | Official Report |
3066 | Jun | 16 | 2020 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 15.1322 | 0.6795 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO vehicle driver was kidnapped in Karou village, Gao after his vehicle was ambushed by unknown gunmen. The other staff in the vehicle were left, but the driver was taken along with the NGO vehicle. | Yes | Media |
2007 | Sep | 21 | 2015 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 16.757495 | -2.998881 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two armed men on motorcycles shot at a private vehicle whose driver was a national staff member of an INGO. He was seriously injured in the attack but was able to reach a clinic. | Yes | Official Report |
2541 | Nov | 12 | 2018 | ML | Mali | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | Vehicle-born IED | Raid | Public location | 16.28348 | -0.04271 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Group to Support Islam and Muslims (GSIM) | 9 international UN demining contractors were among those wounded after a vehicle-borne suicide attack by the Group to Support Islam and Muslims (GSIM), exploded in a residential area of Gao. One of the staff members was seriously hurt even though they all required medical attention. Two other UN peacekeepers were killed and 16 others (including the aid workers) were hospitalized. | Yes | Focal Point |
2283 | May | 30 | 2016 | ML | Mali | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Office/compound | 16.266667 | -0.047987 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One international contractor working for a UN agency was killed during an armed attack by small arms fire. A group of assailants had attacked the compound hosting the UN staff members. | Yes | Focal Point |
2550 | Sep | 3 | 2018 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Home | 12.35216 | -7.986576 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | On September 3 the head of a national NGO was kidnapped from in front on his home in Kalaban Koura, Bamako, by unkown perpetrators posing in uniform. After a police operation the victim was released on September 9 and treated for minor injuries. | Pending | Media |
2553 | Mar | 22 | 2018 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Public location | 15.296896 | -7.184023 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Four NGO aid workers were abducted in Dialloube?, Mopti Region by alleged jihadist assailants. The workers were released unharmed after 21 days. | Yes | Media |
3316 | May | 31 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.946667 | -3.893333 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | 3 NGO staff were kidnapped near Konna town by JNIM militia. | Yes | ACLED |
3570 | May | 21 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 16.133889 | -3.748611 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two INGO staff were kidnapped 7km from Tonka town by unknown armed individuals. The passenger was released after one day and the driver remained in captivity. | Yes | Official Report |
3571 | May | 19 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.3294 | -2.479 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two INGO staff members were kidnapped with their vehicle while travelling in Omo village, 15km NE of Koro. They were released twelve days later. Six other aid workers were also abducted and released on the same day (not counted). | Yes | Official Report |
4057 | Sep | 4 | 2023 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 16.028530 | 0.125613 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO aid worker, driver, and NNGO staff were kidnapped during an ambush of their vehicle by unknown armed men between Gao and Ansongo. The kidnappers asked for a ransom for their release. | Yes | Focal Point |
3080 | Jul | 6 | 2020 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 15.659444 | 0.501667 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two INGO staff members were reportedly kidnapped in Ansongo town, Goa. They were released two days later. | Yes | Media |
3333 | Jun | 21 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.455556 | -4.918056 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | At least 3 NGO staff members (exact number unknown) were abducted after being ambushed traveling in Toguere Coumbe commune, Mopti, by JNIM militants. Their whereabouts are unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
3336 | Jun | 24 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 16.35 | -3.25 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two INGO male staff members in a COVID vaccine team were kidnapped by unknown extremists in Kirchamba village in Dire circle. | Yes | Official Report |
3337 | Jun | 7 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 16.266667 | -0.05 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) | Eight INGO staff, including 3 females, were reportedly abducted in Hourara village from the INGO health centre, Gao. | Yes | Official Report |
3086 | Sep | 3 | 2020 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 14.31401 | -2.86074 | Political | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Dan Na Ambassagou Militia | One driver with an INGO was attacked by Dan Na Ambassagou militia, preventing the aid group from conducting humanitarian activities between Douma and Petaka, Mopti. Reports indicate the driver was severely beaten. | Yes | ACLED |
3342 | Jun | 27 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.432946 | -4.449935 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO staff member was kidnapped travelling 56km NE of Tenekou, Mopti. His whereabouts are unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
3841 | Jan | 26 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 15.916667 | 2.4 | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Civilian | One male INGO national staff was beaten and injured in the street by a civilian in Menaka, Gao. | Yes | Focal Point |
3842 | Feb | 19 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Home | 16.266667 | -0.05 | Economic | Criminal | Not applicable | Two INGO national aid workers were injured during a robbery by criminals in their home in Gao. | Yes | Focal Point |
4081 | Feb | 12 | 2024 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.093175 | -3.079219 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | Six aid workers were kidnapped along with their partners by JNIM militants between Koro and Yoro, Mopti. Their whereabouts remain unknown. | Pending | ACLED |
3353 | Jul | 13 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.041944 | -6.061667 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | 4 INGO staff members were kidnapped by an unknown NSAG travelling 34 km south of Niono near Heremakono in Segou region. They were released with their vehicles the following day. | Yes | Official Report |
2600 | Feb | 8 | 2018 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.99845 | -2.95453 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One national INGO staff member was abducted by a Non-State Armed Group and released two days later after local negotiations took place. The abduction occurred while the staff member was on-route in a vehicle to his destination in the Douentza region. | Yes | Focal Point |
2867 | Aug | 5 | 2019 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Ambush | Road | 15.9181995 | 2.4022 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | One national female NGO staff member was sexually assaulted after being stopped by a criminal group on the road in Menaka. She received medical attention after the assault. | Yes | Focal Point |
3107 | Nov | 6 | 2020 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Public location | 14.222222 | -4.493333 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two national NGO staff members were reportedly kidnapped while travelling by boat on the Niger river near Kouakourou, approximately 35 km north of Djenne town, Kewa commune, Djenne cercle, Mopti region. Reports assign unknown extremist militants as likely perpetrators. Further information on their whereabouts is currently unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
3609 | Jul | 7 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 18.438889 | 1.408333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO staff member was shot and injured after his civilian vehicle was caught in an armed attack as it left Kidal town. | Yes | Official Report |
2869 | Dec | 16 | 2019 | ML | Mali | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 15.3683996 | -4.2628002 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Four male national INGO staff members were kidnapped when unknown radical militants raided their project site in Youwarou. | Yes | Focal Point |
3857 | Jun | 9 | 2023 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.65 | -1.78333 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | One national NGO worker was abducted by suspected JNIM militia men in Niangassagou village, Mopti. | Yes | ACLED |
4340 | Oct | 14 | 2024 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Unknown | Project site | 15.279167 | -5.552778 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | An unknown number of INGO aid workers were injured during an attack from unknown armed men in Nampalari, Niono, Segou. Some goods were stolen during the attack. The INGO suspended programs in the area after the incident. (Defaulted to two aid workers) | Pending | ACLED |
2083 | Apr | 16 | 2016 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 19.11 | 1.75 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Three ICRC staff members were kidnapped as they were leaving Abeibara. The aid workers were released on the 20th of April. They were reportedly abducted by Ansar Dine. | Yes | Media |
3372 | Jul | 18 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 15.3533 | 0.7607 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) | One Togolese Christian INGO aid worker was kidnapped with two other civilians in the town o Benta, Ansongo, by presumed ISWAP militants. Their whereabouts is currently unknown. | Yes | ACLED |
3122 | Nov | 23 | 2020 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 15.838014 | 0.302793 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Several aid workers from an INGO were kidnapped by unknown perpetrators while travelling between Ansongo and Gao. They were all released the same day (not counted here) except one national staff which was held until the following day. | Yes | ACLED |
3373 | Jul | 8 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 13.917 | -4.459 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | 3 national staff of an INGO were reportedly kidnapped by JNIM militia near Kera town Tenenkou, Mopti. Their whereabouts is unknown. | Yes | ACLED |
Total | 19 | 145 | 10 | 7 | 77 | 0 | 20 | 41 | 171 | 232 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 26 | 258 | 112 | 13 | 133 |