Tuareg rebellion (2012): 2012 coup Internal conflict in Azawad: Foreign intervention: 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 On April 24, 2022, militants from Katibat Macina attacked Malian Army bases in the cities of Sévaré, Niono, and Bapho, all in central Mali's Mopti Region.

Katibat Macina is a part of the al-Qaeda aligned Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin, which formed in 2017 as a coalition of five jihadist groups that originally rebelled against the Malian government in 2012.

[1] In March 2022, the Malian army, along with Russian paramilitary Wagner Group, laid siege to the JNIM-controlled town of Moura.

[6] However, the Malian government stated a base in central Mali was ambushed in a separate incident, killing ten jihadists.

[8][7] In response to the attacks, Malian forces launched airstrikes on JNIM positions in Douentza and Ténenkou cercles, killing around a dozen jihadists.