Air Delivered

Air Delivered event in Mali on Wed 9th September 2026

9th September 2026

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On 9 September 2026, the Malian army claimed to have conducted airstrikes on a group of armed militants holding military equipment and preparing for an attack (likely JNIM, based on the presence of the group and previous similar operations against them in and around Sikasso), 30km to the east of Sikasso, coded to Finkolo-Zanso (Danderesso, Sikasso, Sikasso). The Malian army further claimed to have 'successfully struck' the identified position (likely meaning that they killed militants and destroyed equipment). Unspecified fatalities coded as 3.

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