Yes. According to Reuters on September 21, 2026, two sources said jihadists killed more than 100 Malian soldiers in central Mali this month. A security source put the toll from the September 10 attack in Dioura at about 130 dead with more than 100 taken hostage, while a diplomatic source said around 120 soldiers were killed.
The attacks were attributed to al Qaeda-linked Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM), which claimed it killed 150 soldiers in the Dioura assault. Mali’s army said some of its forces were killed during a week-long retaliatory operation but did not confirm the higher casualty figures reported by sources.