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{{short description|Malian militant and jihadist}}
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|birth_place = [[Tin-Essako]], [[Mali]]
|death_date = 10 November 2020 (age 49-50)
|death_place = [[Essouk]], Mali
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'''Ba Ag Moussa''' (c. 1970s – 10 November 2020) was a [[Mali]]an militant and [[Jihadism|jihadist]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2020/11/13/la-france-annonce-la-mort-d-un-haut-responsable-djihadiste-lie-a-al-qaida-au-mali_6059568_3212.html|title=La France annonce la mort d’un haut responsable djihadiste lié à Al-Qaida au Mali|date=13 November 2020|work=Le Monde|language=French}}</ref>

==Biography==
Moussa was born in [[Tin-Essako]] in the 1970s, in the [[Kidal Region]]. He was the son of a [[Bambara people|Bambara]] and a [[Tuareg people|Tuareg]]. After having benefitted from military training in [[Libya]], he aided the [[Malian Armed Forces]] in the [[Tuareg rebellion (1990–1995)|Tuareg rebellion of the 1990s]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lepoint.fr/monde/attaque-terroriste-ce-lourd-tribut-que-paie-l-armee-malienne-19-03-2019-2302177_24.php|title=Attaque terroriste : ce lourd tribut que paie l'armée malienne|date=19 March 2019|work=Le Point|language=French}}</ref> He took up arms again during the Tuareg rebellion of 2006, rejoining the Malian Army following the 2006 [[Algiers Accords]]. He earned the rank of [[Colonel]] and helped to combat insecurity in the [[Kidal Region]].

In 2012, Moussa left the Malian Armed Forces to join the [[National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jeuneafrique.com/143213/politique/nord-mali-qui-sont-les-rebelles-du-mnla/|title=Nord-Mali : qui sont les rebelles du MNLA ?|date=26 January 2012|work=Jeune Afrique|language=French}}</ref> He spent a brief time with the Movement before joining [[Ansar Dine]] with support from his friend, [[Iyad Ag Ghaly]]. That year, he participated in the [[Battle of Menaka (January 2012)|Battle of Menaka]], the [[Battle of Aguelhok]], and the [[Battle of Kidal (2012)|Battle of Kidal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jeuneafrique.com/167687/politique/guerre-au-mali-retour-sur-le-drame-d-aguelhok/|title=Guerre au Mali : retour sur le drame d’Aguelhok|date=21 October 2013|work=Jeune Afrique|language=French}}</ref> In 2017, Moussa joined [[Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin]], taking the nickname "Abu Sharia".

After intervention by the [[French Armed Forces]], Moussa stayed active in [[Nara, Mali|Nara]] and Kidal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kibaru.ml/fr/art/attaque-du-camp-militaire-de-dioura-le-pr%C3%A9sum%C3%A9-cerveau-n-est-pas-un-inconnu|title=Attaque du camp militaire de Dioura : Le présumé cerveau n’est pas un inconnu|date=18 March 2019|work=Kibaru|language=French}}</ref> He allegedly carried out attacks in Nara, [[Diabaly]], and [[Niono]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20190318-mali-attaque-dioura-portrait-bamoussa|title=Mali: un déserteur de l'armée, proche de Ag Ghali, derrière l'attaque de Dioura|date=18 March 2019|work=RFI|language=French}}</ref>

On 17 March 2019, according to the Malian Army, Moussa led the attack on [[Dioura]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lapresse.ca/international/afrique/201903/17/01-5218570-mali-une-attaque-djihadiste-contre-larmee-fait-21-morts.php|title=Mali: une attaque djihadiste contre l'armée fait 21 morts|date=17 March 2019|work=La Presse|language=French}}</ref> However, these statements were denied by Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20190323-mali-dioura-gsim-macina-revendique-attaque-militaires-amadou-koufa|title=Mali: le groupe jihadiste GSIM revendique l’attaque contre l’armée|date=23 March 2019|work=RFI|language=French}}</ref> In 2020, the French Armed Forces declared Moussa was the leader of Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin. Journalist {{ILL|Wassim Nasr|fr}} wrote that he was not the leader, but however was still an important instructor within the group.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rfi.fr/fr/podcasts/20201113-la-france-revendique-la-mort-mali-dun-haut-responsable-djihadiste-li%C3%A9-%C3%A0-al-qaida|title="Ba ag Moussa avait entre ses mains la formation de plusieurs cadres"|date=13 November 2020|work=RFI|language=French}}</ref> In June 2020, he was suspected of directing the ambush of {{ILL|Bouka Weré|fr|Emboussecade à Bouka Weré}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20200615-attaque-pr%C3%A8s-diabaly-l-arm%C3%A9e-malienne-livre-premier-bilan|title=Attaque près de Diabaly: l'armée malienne livre un premier bilan|date=15 June 2020|work=RFI|language=French}}</ref>

On 13 November 2020, [[Florence Parly]], Minister of the French Armed Forces, announced that Moussa had been shot down three days prior in the [[Ménaka Region]] as part of [[Operation Barkhane]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.francetvinfo.fr/economie/emploi/metiers/armee-et-securite/l-armee-francaise-a-tue-un-haut-responsable-jihadiste-au-mali-annonce-la-ministre-des-armees_4179679.html|title=L'armée française a tué un haut responsable jihadiste au Mali, annonce la ministre des Armées, Florence Parly|date=13 November 2020|work=Franceinfo Afrique|language=French}}</ref> After a long period of preparation and mobilization, the attack was carried out against a group of five men in the back of a pickup truck. Four helicopters, one drone, and fifteen men were engaged in the operation, which took place 7 km east of {{ILL|Tadamakat|fr|Essouk}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lemamouth.blogspot.com/2020/11/une-nouvelle-frappe-de-barkhane-peut.html|title=Une nouvelle action de Sabre : une HVT ciblée (actualisé)|date=11 November 2020|work=Le Mamouth|language=French}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/892542/article/2020-11-13/mali-la-france-annonce-la-mort-d-un-haut-responsable-jihadiste|title=Mali: un des chefs des jihadistes touaregs traqué et neutralisé par l’opération Barkhane|date=13 November 2020|work=La Voix du Nord|language=French}}</ref> After warning shots were fired on them, the jihadists exited the vehicle and were shot and killed immediately. Their bodies were buried on site.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thedefensepost.com/2020/11/13/france-kills-ag-moussa-mali/|title=French Forces Kill Jihadist Commander Ba Ag Moussa in Mali|date=13 November 2020|work=The Defense Post}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:1970s births]]
[[Category:2020 deaths]]
[[Category:Malian military personnel]]
[[Category:Jihadist groups]]
[[Category:Tuareg rebels]]
[[Category:Jamaat-e-Islami]]
[[Category:Mali War]]
[[Category:Members of the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad]]
[[Category:21st-century Malian people]]

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