Kafolo attack 2020
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 10 June 2020 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 2020 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | Post-1945 (1946 onwards) | derived from year |
| Location | Ivory Coast | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Africa | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Mali War | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 9.5833, -4.3000 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
On June 10, 2020, jihadists from Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) attacked the Ivorian border town of Kafolo, killing fourteen soldiers. This was the second attack by jihadists in Ivorian history, and the first since the Grand-Bassam shootings in 2016.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Kafolo attack (revision 1370625342), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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