Born in France · Nationalities Malian, French — Crime / mafias / terrorism / criminal cases
Documented profile covering 10 controversies, including “Shooting of a jogger in Fontenay-aux-Roses” and “Murder of police officer Clarissa Jean-Philippe in Montrouge”.
Profile No. 2860 · Updated on 12 October 2026
§ Legal statuses reflect the documented sources as of the date shown; they replace neither court decisions nor the presumption of innocence. Counts are not a rating. Methodology
7 January 2015
A jogger is seriously wounded by gunfire in Fontenay-aux-Roses. Police subsequently link the bullet to the Tokarev firearm carried by Coulibaly during the Hyper Cacher attack.
Last verified: 17 September 2026
8 January 2015
Coulibaly opens fire in Montrouge, killing municipal police officer Clarissa Jean-Philippe and wounding a road maintenance worker. His DNA and evidence from the investigation identify him, and he subsequently claims responsibility.
Last verified: 17 September 2026
9 January 2015
Coulibaly attacks the Hyper Cacher at Porte de Vincennes, takes customers and staff hostage and kills four people before the police assault. He says he chose the shop because he was targeting Jews.
Last verified: 17 September 2026
January 2015
In his communications with BFM-TV and then in a video released after his death, Coulibaly pledges allegiance to Islamic State, claims to have coordinated his timing with the Kouachi brothers and says he gave them several thousand euros for their preparations.
Last verified: 17 September 2026
9 January 2015
Police assault the Hyper Cacher in the late afternoon. Coulibaly is killed during the operation and several hostages are able to escape.
Last verified: 17 September 2026
March–December 2014
After his release from prison, investigators find evidence of sustained contact between the Coulibaly-Boumeddiene couple and the Kouachis, including more than five hundred calls between the partners' phones and a Coulibaly address entered and then deleted from a GPS device.
Last verified: 17 September 2026
Case · 2 documented stages
2013
Coulibaly is sentenced to five years' imprisonment for his role in preparing the escape of Smaïn Aït Ali Belkacem.
Last verified: 17 September 2026
2010
Coulibaly meets Beghal again in Murat, where the latter is under a residence restriction, and is implicated in the plan to free Smaïn Aït Ali Belkacem, convicted for the 1995 attacks.
Last verified: 17 September 2026
2001–2002; condamnation ultérieure
After several thefts and armed robberies, Coulibaly is notably sentenced to six years' imprisonment for a robbery committed on 7 September 2002; his criminal record also includes drug trafficking and handling (of the proceeds of an offence).
Last verified: 17 September 2026
17 September 2000
Coulibaly takes part in a burglary at a garage in Combs-la-Ville. During the escape in a van loaded with stolen motorcycles, police open fire and his friend Ali Rezgui is killed.
Last verified: 17 September 2026
Documented biographical or institutional milestones (elections, appointments, foundings, acquisitions…). These are not controversies and are not counted as such.
At Fleury-Mérogis, Coulibaly meets Chérif Kouachi and becomes close to the activist Djamel Beghal, who becomes a mentor to their circle.
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