On 20 November 2015, Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed responsibility for an attack on a Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako, Mali which led to the death of more than 20 people. The hotel is said to be located in one of Bamako's wealthy neighborhoods which is also home to government ministries and diplomats.
Less than two months later, on Friday, January 15, 2016, around 8.30pm, young men started shooting sporadically at a Café and then went next door to the Splendid Hotel in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso and began killing everyone in sight. This attack led to the death of at least 28 people and AQIM again claimed responsibility for these attacks.
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