IED

IED event in Mali on Tue 17th March 2026

17th March 2026

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On 17 March 2026, in the morning, a vehicle of the Malian Army and Africa Corps struck an IED planted by JNIM militants between Anefis and Kidal, coded to Ti-n-Damane (Anefif, Kidal, Kidal) a midpoint between the two locations. JNIM claimed to have targeted two vehicles belonging to the Malian army and Africa Corps with IEDs between Anefis and Kidal. The first vehicle was targeted in the morning and the second in the evening. Casualties unknown.

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