| Battle of Ber (2018) | |||||||
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| Part of Mali War | |||||||
 The MINUSMA camp at Ber in December 2017 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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 Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| ~100 | 80 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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2 killed 11 injured | 2+ killed | ||||||
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The battle of Ber took place on October 27, 2018, after Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) militants attacked a MINUSMA base manned by Burkinabe soldiers in Ber, Mali.
Battle[]
At 5:30 am, several pickups armed with rocket launchers, machine guns, or VBIEDs, attacked the MINUSMA camp in Ber, which was defended by the 1st and 6th companies of the Badenya Battalion.[1][2] One of the suicide-bombing vehicles made it inside the camp, killing two peacekeepers.[3] After reaching the base, JNIM militants attacked on foot, but were repulsed by the MINUSMA contingent.[2] Afterwards, the Burkinabe peacekeepers chased after the militants.[4]
On October 29, JNIM claimed responsibility for the attack, and claimed 80 militants were involved including two suicide bombers.[5][6]
Aftermath[]
The United Nations stated that two peacekeepers were killed and several injured in the battle. The Burkinabe army corroborated this, stating two soldiers were killed and five wounded.[7][1] A December 28, 2018 report from the UN updated the toll, stating two killed and eleven injured.[8][4] The hospital in Ber stated that JNIM had an unknown amount of victims, including children.[2]
Mahamat Saleh Annadif, the head of MINUSMA, deplored the attack.[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 AFP (2023-08-26). "Mali: les Casques bleus victimes de deux attaques ce samedi" (in fr). https://www.lalibre.be/international/2018/10/27/mali-les-casques-bleus-victimes-de-deux-attaques-ce-samedi-HITNZBHP3RBXVPNWGHPQY6KB7Y/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Mali: deux casques bleus tués dans une attaque dans le Nord" (in fr). 2018-10-28. https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20181028-mali-casques-bleus-tues-attaque-nord-centre.
- ↑ United Nations Security Council (December 28, 2018). "Report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Mali". https://www.securitycouncilreport.org/atf/cf/%7B65BFCF9B-6D27-4E9C-8CD3-CF6E4FF96FF9%7D/s_2018_1174.pdf.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Mali: Two peacekeepers dead after dawn attack, several injured – UN Mission | UN News" (in en). 2018-10-27. https://news.un.org/en/story/2018/10/1024312.
- ↑ "Mali : un groupe djihadiste revendique l'attaque contre les casques bleus à Tombouctou". http://french.peopledaily.com.cn/VieSociale/n3/2018/1030/c31360-9513160.html.
- ↑ "Mali: Nusrat al-Islam claims Ber attack in Timbuktu". October 29, 2018. https://fr.alakhbar.info/14263-0-Mali-Nusrat-Al-Islam-revendique-lattaques-de-Ber-a-Tombouctou.html.
- ↑ "Tombouctou : Cérémonie d'hommage aux deux Casques bleus Burkinabé tombés à Ber" (in fr). 2018-11-03. https://kibaru.ml/fr/art/tombouctou-c%C3%A9r%C3%A9monie-d-hommage-aux-deux-casques-bleus-burkinab%C3%A9-tomb%C3%A9s-%C3%A0-ber.
- ↑ "United Nations Photo - MINUSMA Head Visits Ber, Inspects Site of October Attack". https://dam.media.un.org/asset-management/2AM9LOKCQMP.
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