Soumpi
Soumpi is a village and commune of the Cercle of Niafunké in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. Lac Soumpi is a lake of note here, as is the archaeological site of Tissalaten. The commune also has military base, that has been attacked during the Mali Civil War. On January 27, 2018 the nearby military base was attacked by 30 fighters of JNIM and Coalition of the People of Azawad, who temporarily took over the base and pillaged it.[3][4] The base was also targeted by drone attack on May 26th, 2025 by Azawad forces, who claimed to have caused 2 deaths and 11 injuries. [5][6] References
External linksPlan de Sécurite Alimentaire Commune Rurale de Soumpi 2006-2009 (PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2006, archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-20.
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