Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin Tuareg rebellion (2012): 2012 coup Internal conflict in Azawad: Foreign intervention: 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 The raid on Dioura was an attack on a Malian military base in the town of Dioura, Mali, by Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) on March 17, 2019.

Throughout the late 2010s, the region had been a hotspot for Katibat Macina attacks, a group affiliated with JNIM.

[5] The raid began after an explosive-laden motorcycle driven by a suicide bomber rammed into the Dioura camp.

[6] The jihadists then set several vehicles, including tank trucks and ammo storage, alight.

[7] A military source and local official stated the death toll was 21 Malian soldiers killed.