Air Delivered event in Mali on Sat 19th September 2026

On 19 September 2026, the Malian army claimed to have conducted airstrikes on positions held by armed militants (likely JNIM, based on the presence of the militant group in and around Dioura, a recent large-scale attack on the city's military camp, and previous similar military operations against the group in the area) near the military camp in Dioura (Kareri, Tenenkou, Mopti) and on the outskirts of the city. There were an unspecified number of civilian casualties, including farmers. Civilian fatalities unknown. The Malian army further claimed to have inflicted 'heavy human and material losses' among armed militants (meaning that they killed militants and destroyed equipment). Unspecified fatalities coded as 3.