JNIM Destroys Boulkessi Base — 60 Killed, 220 Taken Hostage

JNIM assaults the Boulkessi military base near the Mali-Burkina Faso border, killing at least 60 of the 280 stationed FAMa soldiers and taking the remainder hostage. The attackers seize 174 Kalashnikovs, 3 vehicles, and communications equipment. JNIM releases a video claiming the operation. It is among the heaviest single-day Malian military losses of the entire war.