series of military conflicts in the West African Sahel (mainly Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger), with spillovers in Benin, Togo, Mauritania, Algeria, Côte d'Ivoire; involves this states, Tuareg secessionists, outer international forces and Salafi jihadist
Dates, participants and sources of this conflict →Related events
The chronological links below come from Wikidata’s “part of” and “has part” relations. This selection covers 5 July 2011 — 13 June 2025; it does not claim to cover the entire conflict or reconstruct an army’s movements.
- 5 July 2011
Battle of Bassiknou ↗
Source · Q15305882 - 2012
Fall of Timbuktu ↗
Source · Q15233581 - 16 January 2012
Mali War
On the map ↗ Source · Q2946372 - 17 January 2012 — 11 March 2012
Battle of Tessalit ↗
Source · Q4474075 - 20 January 2012
Battle of In Emsal ↗
Source · Q15233800 - 26 January 2012
Battle of Andéramboukane ↗
Source · Q15231189 - 7 February 2012 — 8 February 2012
Battle of Goumakoura ↗
Source · Q15231233 - 15 March 2012
Battle of Sudere ↗
Source · Q15235237 - 26 March 2012 — 30 March 2012
Battle of Kidal ↗
Source · Q3560870 - 27 June 2012
Battle of Gao ↗
Source · Q3181123 - 16 November 2012
Ambush of Tagarangabotte ↗
Source · Q15231376 - 16 November 2012 — 19 November 2012
Battle of Idelimane ↗
Source · Q15231507 - 19 November 2012
Battle of Menaka ↗
Source · Q4871711 - 10 January 2013 — 18 January 2013
Battle of Konna ↗
Source · Q3018708 - 14 January 2013 — 21 January 2013
Battle of Diabaly ↗
Source · Q3276735 - 25 January 2013 — 27 January 2013
Second Battle of Gao ↗
Source · Q3915054 - 10 February 2013 — 11 February 2013
Third Battle of Gao ↗
Source · Q13403330 - 18 February 2013 — 31 March 2013
Battle of Ifoghas ↗
Source · Q5923961 - 20 February 2013 — 23 February 2013
Fourth Battle of Gao ↗
Source · Q10766798 - 23 February 2013
Battle of Khalil ↗
Source · Q5420456 - 24 February 2013
Battle of Timetrine ↗
Source · Q18032620 - 1 March 2013
Battle of Iminenas ↗
Source · Q6619913 - 6 March 2013
Battle of Tin Keraten ↗
Source · Q6602439 - 12 March 2013 — 17 March 2013
Battle of Djebok ↗
Source · Q12016335 - 12 March 2013
Battle of Tigharghar ↗
Source · Q13108147 - 20 March 2013 — 21 March 2013
Battle of Timbuktu ↗
Source · Q8363015 - 20 March 2013 — 1 April 2013
Second Battle of Timbuktu ↗
Source · Q9101600 - 24 March 2013
5th Battle of Gao ↗
Source · Q8578070 - 30 March 2013
Battle of In Arab ↗
Source · Q12838259 - 21 April 2013
Battle of Ber ↗
Source · Q13218257 - 17 May 2013 — 18 May 2013
Battle of Anefif ↗
Source · Q13218258 - 5 June 2013
Battle of Anefis ↗
Source · Q15231481 - 10 December 2013
Battle of Araouane ↗
Source · Q15296449 - 22 January 2014 — 23 January 2014
Battle of Kondaoui ↗
Source · Q16541008 - 16 April 2014 — 17 April 2014
Battle of Dayet in Maharat ↗
Source · Q16627878 - 9 October 2015
Samorogouan attack ↗
Source · Q24039048 - 2016
2016 Nampala attack ↗
Source · Q25933093 - 12 October 2016
Intangom attack ↗
Source · Q27789131 - 16 December 2016
2016 Nassoumbou attack ↗
Source · Q28162879 - 2017
Battle of the Serma Forest (2017) ↗
Source · Q30112636 - 29 April 2017 — 30 April 2017
Battle of the Foulsaré Forest ↗
Source · Q29909344 - 9 November 2017
Battle of Ariel ↗
Source · Q56301885 - 27 January 2018
Soumpi Attack ↗
Source · Q56303040 - October 2018
2018 Inata attack ↗
Source · Q60847520 - 27 December 2018
Loroni ambush ↗
Source · Q60852058 - July 2019
JNIM-ISGS War
On the map ↗ Source · Q130130121 - 19 August 2019
2019 Koutougou attack ↗
Source · Q86666258 - 24 December 2019
Arbinda attack ↗
Source · Q79830671 - 10 June 2020
Attack on Kafolo ↗
Source · Q97166430 - 4 August 2021
Attack in Markoye, Burkina Faso ↗
Source · Q109255171 - 18 August 2021
Attack in Boukouma ↗
Source · Q109255187 - 2 November 2021
Attack on Adabda ↗
Source · Q109592272 - February 2022
Siege of Djibo ↗
Source · Q114796471 - 6 September 2022 — 7 September 2022
Battle of Talataye ↗
Source · Q116446540 - 10 January 2023
Diafarabé and Koumara attacks ↗
Source · Q125685055 - 10 February 2023
Intagamey attack ↗
Source · Q125178698 - 17 February 2023
Tin-Ediar attack ↗
Source · Q124736389 - 20 February 2023
Battle of Tin-Akoff ↗
Source · Q124736387 - 15 April 2023
Aoréma attack ↗
Source · Q117747721 - 27 April 2023
Battle of Ougarou ↗
Source · Q125256357 - 8 August 2023
Siege of Timbuktu ↗
Source · Q123058541 - 4 September 2023
Battle of Koumbri ↗
Source · Q122241491 - 28 September 2023
2023 Dioura attack ↗
Source · Q125697830 - 2 October 2023
Attack on Takanamat ↗
Source · Q124790800 - 4 October 2023
Attack on Taoussa ↗
Source · Q124790799 - 26 November 2023
Battle of Djibo ↗
Source · Q124736376 - 3 December 2023
Labbezanga attack ↗
Source · Q125256362 - 20 December 2023
Attack on Dinangourou ↗
Source · Q125685059 - 31 March 2024
Tawori attack ↗
Source · Q125455299 - 11 June 2024
Attack on Mansila ↗
Source · Q126724098 - 25 July 2024 — 27 July 2024
Battle of Tinzaouaten ↗
Source · Q128007033 - 8 January 2025
attaque du Point triple ↗
Source · Q134269518 - 28 March 2025
2025 Diapaga attack ↗
Source · Q133872062 - 1 June 2025
Battle of Boulikessi ↗
Source · Q135194308 - 4 June 2025
2025 Tessit attack ↗
Source · Q135333602 - 13 June 2025
Battle of Anoumalane ↗
Source · Q135423253
Provenance and limits
An absent event does not mean it never happened. The available dates, participants and locations depend on the coverage of open sources.
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