Terrorism in Mali
The risk of terrorist attacks in Mali over the past years can be classified as
below average. Globally, the country took a less important role for terrorism so far. Over the past 5 years a total number of 324 terrorist incidents has been recorded, in which 597 people have been killed and 680 injured. Among them were 22 suicide acts.
In 50 incedents a total of 387 people have been kidnapped or taken as hostage, though a ransom was rarely (1 times) extorted.
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Topic page: TerrorismBack to overview: MaliMost frequent attack targets in Mali
(2013 to 2017)
Most affected regions
(2013 to 2017)
Terrorist organisations in Mali
All information sourced from the "National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism" (START) and its
Global Terrorism Database. An act of terrorism is concidered every incident which is aimed at attaining a political, economic, religious, or social goal, but not for pure profit motives. In addition these incidents must not be legitimized by warfare activities, listet in the Geneva Conventions of 1949.