Gangafani and Yoro massacres
Gangafani and Yoro massacres | |
---|---|
Part of Mali War | |
Location | near Gangafani and Yoro, Koro Cercle, Mali |
Date | June 17, 2019 |
Deaths | 41 |
Victims | Dogon civilians |
Perpetrator | Fulani militants |
- v
- t
- e
Tuareg rebellion (2012):
- 1st Ménaka
- 1st Aguelhok
- Tin-Hama
- In Emsal
- 1st Andéramboukane
- 1st Tessalit
- 1st Niafunké
- 1st Tinzaouaten
- Tinsalane
- 1st Goumakoura
- 1st Tessit
- Sudere
- 1st Kidal
- 2012 counter-coup attempt
- Djicoroni
- 1st Timbuktu
- 1st Gao
- 1st In-Delimane
- Tagarangabotte
- 2nd Ménaka
- Khalil
- In Arab
Foreign intervention:
- Operation Serval
- AFISMA
- Chadian military intervention
- EUTM
- MINUSMA
- Konna
- 2nd Gao
- Diabaly
- 3rd Gao
- 4th Gao
- Ifoghas
- Panther
- 5th Gao
- In Khalil
- Timetrine
- 1st Kidal attack
- Imenas
- Tin Keraten
- Tigharghâr
- 1st Djebok
- 2nd Timbuktu
- 6th Gao
- 3rd Timbuktu
- 2nd Kidal attack
- 1st Ber
- Hamakouladji
- 1st Anéfis
- 2nd Anéfis
- Fooïta
- Douaya
- 2nd Tessalit
- Amazragane
- 1st Araouane
- 3rd Kidal attack
2014
- Kondaoui
- Tamkoutat
- 1st Ametettai
- Dayet
- Inabohane and Ebahlal
- 2nd Kidal
- 2nd Aguelhok
- 3rd Anéfis
- 1st Tabankort
- 2nd Indelimane
- 2nd Ametettai
- N'Tillit
- 2nd Tabankort
2015
- 1st Nampala
- Ténenkou
- 3rd Tabankort
- Tabrichat
- Bamako restaurant
- 4th Kidal attack
- 1st Léré
- Tin Telout
- Nara
- Takoumbaout
- Sama Forest
- 1st Gourma-Rharous
- Sévaré hotel
- 4th Anéfis
- Tiébanda
- Bamako hotel
- 5th Kidal attack
- 1st Talahandak
2016
2017
- 6th Gao
- 1st Boulikessi
- 2nd Gourma-Rharous
- Foulsaré Forest
- 1st Dogofry
- 1st Serma Forest
- Bintagoungou
- Kangaba
- Inkadogotane
- 2nd Djebok
- Takellote
- 4th Timbuktu
- Tin Biden
- 3rd Indelimane
2018
- 4th In-Delimane
- Youwarou
- Soumpi
- Inaghalawass
- 2nd Araouane
- Akabar
- 5th Timbuktu
- Aklaz and Awkassa
- 1st Talataye
- Tabarde
- 1st Boni
- Inabelbel
- Soumouni
- 2nd Dogofry
- Ndaki
- 2nd Ber
- Farimake
- Tinabaw and Tabangout-Tissalatatene
- Abanguilou
2019
- Koulogon
- 2nd Serma Forest
- Taghatert and West Inekar
- 4th Aguelhok
- Elakla
- Dialloubé
- Diankabou
- 1st Dioura
- Ogossagou
- Tiésaba-Bourgou
- Guiré
- Sobane Da
- Gangafani and Yoro
- Fafa
- 2nd Boulikessi
- 5th In-Delimane
- 4th Tabankort
- 3rd Ménaka
- Wagadou Forest
2020
- Dioungani
- Sokolo
- 1st Tarkint
- 1st Bamba
- 2nd Talahandak
- Bouka Weré
- Bankass
- Coup
- 1st Farabougou
- Sokoura
- 3rd Boulikessi
- Tadamakat
- Niaki
2021
- Wedding airstrike
- Boulikessi and Mondoro
- 2nd Boni
- 2nd Tessit
- 5th Aguelhok
- Coup
- 2nd Tarkint
- Karou and Ouatagouna
- Dangarous Forest
- Nokara
- Bodio
- Mopti
2022
- Archam
- Danguèrè Wotoro
- Mondoro
- Ménaka
- 2nd Andéramboukane
- 3rd Tessit
- 2nd Talataye
- Tadjalalt and Haroum
- Moura
- Hombori
- Mopti Region
- Diallassagou
- Bandiagara
2023
- Markacoungo
- Diafarabé and Koumara
- Kani Bonzon
- 5th Timbuktu
- 3rd Ber
- Tombouctou and Bamba
- Bourem
- 2nd Léré
- 2nd Dioura
- 2nd Bamba
- Kidal Region
- 4th Kidal
- 2nd Niafunké
- Labbezanga
- 2nd Farabougou
2024
- Kwala
- Douna
- Mourdiah
- Abeïbara
- Djiguibombo
- 2nd Tinzaouaten
On June 17, 2019, ethnic Fulani militiamen attacked Dogon civilians in the villages of Gangafani and Yoro, in Koro Cercle, Mali, killing 41 people.
Prelude
A week prior to the massacre, Fulani herdsmen killed over 35 Dogon civilians in the village of Sobane Da, also in Koro Cercle. In response, the Malian army arrested dozens of Fulani herdsmen in the area, accusing them of perpetrating the massacre.[1] A survivor of the Gangafani and Yoro massacre stated that the assailants told him that the massacre was retaliation for residents of the villages giving information about the Sobane Da perpetrators to the Malian and Burkinabe armies.[1]
Massacre
The massacre began on the evening of June 17, when around a hundred armed men on motorbikes attacked the villages.[2] A survivor of the attack, Abdoulaye Goro, stated in an interview that around 40 Fulani militants intercepted his vehicle while he was on his way to his father's funeral. The militants forced everyone out of the cars, and brought them through the bush to a location with around 100 other people. The militants were only looking for people from Yoro and Gangafani. Those that were brought aside and shot. Goro, having not been from the villages, was released afterward.[3]
The Malian army sent out several patrol groups in the days following the massacre, with one being ambushed on June 18 near Banguimalam.[4]
Aftermath
Goundjou Poudiougou, the municipal chancellor in Dinangourou, Koro Cercle, stated that the perpetrators were likely jihadists because they burned and gutted bodies while shouting "Allahu akbar", the modus operandi of several jihadist groups. Adama Dionko, the chairman of the Collective Association of Dogon People, corroborated Poudiougou's claims, stating that the perpetrators of the Gangafani and Yoro massacre were the same ones who perpetrated the Sobane Da massacre.[5] An internal UN document later assessed the massacre was perpetrated by Fulani militants.[1]
On June 18, the Malian prosecutor for war crimes gave a provisional death toll of 14 dead.[6] That same day, an anonymous military source and local officials told AFP 40 people were killed.[6] The mayor of Yoro, Issiaka Ganame, stated that 41 people were killed, including 17 from Gangafani and 24 in Yoro. Abdoulaye Goro corroborated Ganame's claims, stating he saw around twenty dead bodies in Yoro and 17 in Gangafani, also claiming that the perpetrators returned to Gangafani to kill a survivor who had tipped off Malian authorities.[3]
The Malian government gave a toll of 38 killed, and later the UN gave a toll of 41 killed and 750 refugees.[1]
Further reading
"Ils ont vérifié les identités puis tiré": le témoignage d'un rescapé de la dernière tuerie au Mali - Slate Afrique
References
- ^ a b c d "Attaque au Mali: 41 morts selon l'ONU, renforts de l'armée". L'Express (in French). 2019-06-19. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
- ^ "Des dizaines de morts dans de nouvelles attaques dans le centre du Mali". France 24 (in French). 2019-06-18. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
- ^ a b ""Ils ont vérifié les identités puis tiré": le témoignage d'un rescapé de la dernière tuerie au Mali". Slate Afrique (in French). 2019-06-19. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
- ^ "Mali: au moins 38 morts dans des attaques de villages". RFI (in French). 2019-06-18. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
- ^ "Au Mali, des villages dogons de nouveau cibles d'attaques meurtrières". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2019-06-19. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
- ^ a b "Mali: une vingtaine, voire une quarantaine de morts dans l'attaque de villages". L'Obs (in French). 2019-06-18. Retrieved 2023-08-22.