Air Delivered

Air Delivered event in Mali on Sun 23rd August 2026

23rd August 2026

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On 23 August 2026, the Malian army and Africa Corps claimed to have conducted airstrikes on gatherings of armed militants holding war materials and logistical supplies including motorcycles (likely JNIM, based on the presence of the militant group in the area and previous similar operations against the group in the region), located northwest of Ke-Macina (Macina, Macina, Segou). The Malian army stated that it 'successfully dealt' with the militants (likely meaning killed and destroyed equipment). Unspecified fatalities coded as 3.

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