Tuareg rebellion (2012): 2012 coup Internal conflict in Azawad: Foreign intervention: 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 The Battle of Bourem occurred on September 12, 2023, when the Permanent Strategic Framework for Peace, Security, and Development (CSP-PSD) attacked the Malian Armed Forces and their Wagner Group allies in and around the small town of Bourem.

During late 2023, tensions between the Malian junta that came to power in a 2021 coup d'état and the Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA), a coalition of rebel groups that signed the Algiers Accords in 2015.

[8][9] CSP-PSD fighters quickly seized the Malian military camp in the northern part of the town after besieging it.

[9] Immediately after its capture, Malian Air Force jets launched airstrikes on the town and camp and sent troops to recapture it.

[10] Later in the day of September 12, CSP-PSD and CMA officials claimed responsibility for the attack "against the Malian Army and the Wagner terrorist militia.

[11] The CSP-PSD also claimed control over the Malian base, although stated that they withdrew following intense clashes immediately after its capture.