PRAYER NEED
Gunmen kill at least 48 civilians in Mali’s Ménaka region
Kassim Traoré (VOA), public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
What happened
Gunmen on motorcycles attacked camps of the Daoussahak community in the Tagadayat area near Tinabaw, about 50 kilometres from the town of Ménaka in north-eastern Mali, on the evening of Sunday, 18 October, shooting people and burning homes and killing at least 48 civilians, among them children and older people, an official and community leaders said. Security and community sources first put the toll at more than 40. Community representatives blamed the Islamic State group’s Sahel affiliate; no group has claimed the attack. Families fled towards Ménaka, and community leaders appealed for urgent humanitarian help.
Families of the Daoussahak community in north-eastern Mali are mourning dozens of people killed in their camps, and survivors have fled with almost nothing.
People affected
- Lives lost
- At least 48
Pray for
- Families of those who were killed, among them children and older people
- Survivors who fled towards Ménaka, and the people sheltering them
- Community leaders and aid workers trying to reach them
- Peace and protection for civilians in Mali
2 people have pledged to pray