FAMa neutralise several fighters in Mali’s Ouagadou forest
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Bamada.net
The Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) struck a position identified in the Ouagadou forest, near the village of Ngoma Koura, on 20 October 2026; several fighters were neutralised, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces. The operation, conducted with support from partners, is part of missions to monitor and secure the territory, Bamada.net reports.
The Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) neutralised several fighters described as terrorists in a strike carried out on 20 October against a group of motorcyclists in the Ouagadou forest, near the village of Ngoma Koura. The operation was conducted as part of Operation Dougoukoloko, according to a statement from the General Staff of the Armed Forces published on 21 October in Bamako.
The soldiers spotted more than a dozen motorcyclists gathered under a tree after following several columns in the area. The intelligence was verified before the strike was launched, with the initial toll remaining provisional, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces. Reconnaissance operations are continuing.
The intervention is part of the continuation of Operation Dougoukoloko, launched in several Malian localities. The army notably announced the continuation of the operation on 2 October in three localities.
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