Mopti

Suspected militants kill 132 villagers in Mali attacks

Members of Katiba Macina group raided at least three villages in rural commune of Bankass, in West African country's central Mopti region, on night between Saturday and Sunday, government statement says, carrying systematic killings of civilians.

Dozens killed by suspected militants in central Mali

Local officials said 30 civilians, including women and children, were killed when militants opened fire on a vehicle, subsequently torching it.

Central Mali attack leaves 26 people dead

Officials say attack targeted a Fulani village in volatile Mopti region where Fulani herders and Dogon hunters occasionally clash.

Nearly 100 killed, 19 missing in central Mali village massacre

Attackers raided a Dogon village overnight, burning cattle and houses to the ground, authorities say, an attack that comes less than three months after nearly 160 members of the Fulani ethnic group were slaughtered by a group identified as Dogon.

Attack on Mali army base kills 11 soldiers

The military outpost at Guire district was attacked at around five in the morning after approaching in a convoy of 11 vehicles.

Malian government resigns as anger mounts over massacre

The Malian prime minister resigned along with his entire government, after criticism over failure to clamp down on deadly violence.

More than 130 killed in Mali's hunter-herder clashes as UN visits

Attackers dressed as traditional Dogon hunters targeted Fulani herders in the villages of Ogossagou and Welingara in Mopti region, officials say.