Siege of Timbuktu

Siege of Timbuktu
	Part of the Mali War
Date	8 August 2023 – present; (8 months, 2 weeks and 6 days)
Location	Timbuktu, Mali
Status	Ongoing
Belligerents
Mali; Wagner Group (alleged by JNIM)	Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin
Commanders and leaders
Assimi Goïta	Iyad Ag Ghaly

The jihadist organisation Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) has imposed a complete blockade upon the city of Timbuktu, Mali since 8 August 2023.^[1] Since the beginning of the siege, 33,000 have fled the city and the surrounding areas to other nearby localities, while 1,000 others have fled to Mauritania. Intense shelling of the city has occurred throughout the siege.^[2] The blockade has sparked food and aid shortages in the city. The siege began after the withdrawal of MINUSMA, the United Nations mission to Mali during the Mali War.^[3]

^ "In Mali, Timbuktu grapples with resurgent jihadist threat". Archived from the original on 2023-09-14. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
^ "Mali's ancient city Timbuktu under siege again". Archived from the original on 2023-10-02. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
^ "Islamist Blockade on Timbuktu Stops Food and Aid as Prices Spike". 2023-08-28. Archived from the original on 2023-09-13. Retrieved 2023-09-14.

[1] "In Mali, Timbuktu grapples with resurgent jihadist threat". Archived from the original on 2023-09-14. Retrieved 2023-09-14.

[2] "Mali's ancient city Timbuktu under siege again". Archived from the original on 2023-10-02. Retrieved 2023-09-14.

[3] "Islamist Blockade on Timbuktu Stops Food and Aid as Prices Spike". 2023-08-28. Archived from the original on 2023-09-13. Retrieved 2023-09-14.

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