Tuareg rebellion (2012): 2012 coup Internal conflict in Azawad: Foreign intervention: 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 On January 2, 2023, militants from Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin attacked the villages of Markacoungo and Kassela, on the Bamako-Ségou highway, killing five civilians.

Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin is an al-Qaeda-affiliated coalition of five jihadist groups that had rebelled against the Malian government in 2012, and unified in 2017.

[2] The last major attack near Bamako occurred at a police checkpoint in Zantiguila, a village in Ségou Region, in July 2022.

[3] Jihadists on motorcycles drove up to the town of Kassela around 9pm local time on January 2, and first attacked a toll booth.

The Malian Ministry of Security and Civil Defense stated two firefighters and three civilians were killed.