Battle of Bamba

Battle of Bamba
	Part of Mali War
	; Malian soldiers in Bamba after the attack
Date	April 6, 2020
Location	Bamba, Mali
Result	JNIM victory
Belligerents
Mali	Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin
Commanders and leaders
Unknown	Abu Yahya al-Jazairi †
Casualties and losses
Malian claim:; 25 killed, 6 wounded; JNIM claim:; 30 killed or wounded	Malian claim:; ~12

On April 6, 2020, jihadist militants from the al-Qaeda linked Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) attacked a secluded Malian military base in Bamba, killing dozens of Malian soldiers. A raid in retribution the following day killed JNIM leader Abu Yahya al-Jizari.

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