Battle of Goumakoura

The battle of Goumakoura took place during the Tuareg rebellion of 2012. On February 24, 2012, a military camp of the Malian army was attacked by the MNLA. The attack was however repelled.

Battle of Goumakoura
Part of the 2012 Tuareg rebellion
Segou Battle of Goumakoura (Mali)
Date 24 February 2012 Location near Segou, Mali Result Mali victory
Belligerents
Mali Malian Army	Azawad MNLA
Commanders and leaders
Takini Ag Intikane	Bouna Ag Attiyoub Rhissa Ag Akli
Strength
Several thousand soldiers (according to the MNLA)	2 brigades
Casualties and losses
1 killed 3-6 wounded (according to Mali) 30 killed 2 tanks destroyed 6 vehicles destroyed (according to the MNLA)	4 killed 3 wounded (according to the MNLA) 7+ killed 20+ wounded (according to Mali)

The battle

On February 24, the MNLA attacked the military camp of Goumakoura, located in Ségou. According to the separatists, the clashes started at 6 am and were over between 12 and 1 pm.

The MNLA claimed that it launched this attack outside its claimed territory in retaliation for the bombing near Anefis of a Marabout tribe of the Kal-Assouk committed by Ukrainian mercenaries in the service of the Malian army. According to the MNLA, between one and four people were killed by this bombing and 13 injured, mostly elderly people, women and children. According to Médecins sans Frontières, which cared for the wounded with a team from the Malian Ministry of Health, one girl was fatally wounded in the bombing and 10 people were wounded, including nine women and children and three seriously.

The MNLA was reportedly led by two deserters from the Malian army, Colonel Bouna and Akli, former commander of Goumankoura. Their forces include two brigades. According to the Malian army, reinforcements, commanded by Colonel Takini and from Ségou, routed the attackers. Both sides claimed the victory, however the ground remained to the Malian soldiers.