Inkadogotane ambush
| Inkadogotane ambush | |||||||
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| Part of theNorthern Mali conflict | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Mali |
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Unknown |
 Amat Ag AssalateAlmahmoud Ag Akawkaw | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Malian Army | unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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unknown 8 vehicles | 50 militants | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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8 killed 27 missing 4 vehicles destroyed | unknown | ||||||
TheInkadogotane ambushwas carried out byISILagainstMaliansoldiers on 9 July 2017.
Ambush
[edit]On 9 July 2017, about 50 ISIL militants suspected to be under the commands of Amat Ag Assalate and Almahmoud Ag Akawkaw ambushed a convoy of eight vehicles carrying soldiers from theMalian Army,near the border withNiger,about 60 km (37 mi) fromMénaka.[1][2][3][4]During the fighting, some Malian soldiers fled into the desert, while dozens of others were reportedly killed. After the battle, 29 Malian soldiers went missing,[5][6][7]two of whom were later found wandering in the desert.[8]The bodies of eight Malian soldiers were found on 17 July 2017.[9][10][11]
References
[edit]- ^Menastream (4 June 2018)."MENASTREAM on Twitter:" #Mali: #MSA claims to have killed six #ISGS militants including a lieutenant and arrested another in the area of Tabardé, near Infoukaretane, #Menaka, MSA also acknowledged three dead and three wounded in its ranks... "".Twitter.Retrieved11 June2018.
- ^Menastream (9 July 2017)."MENASTREAM on Twitter:" #Mali: Malian army convoy ambushed this afternoon in the area of I-n-Kadagotan, axis Ménaka-Anderamboukane, reports indicate heavy toll... "".Twitter.Retrieved11 June2018.
- ^"Mali: huit soldats maliens tués dans l'attaque du 9 juillet"(in French). Slate Afrique. 17 July 2017.Retrieved11 June2018.
- ^RFI (27 October 2015)."Mali: un convoi de l'armée disparaît après une attaque près de Ménaka - RFI"(in French). Rfi.fr.Retrieved11 June2018.
- ^Par AFP."Mali: 3 soldats tués et 5 disparus dans l'attaque du 9 juillet –"(in French). Jeuneafrique.Retrieved11 June2018.
- ^RFI (27 October 2015)."Mali: les militaires maliens disparus près de Ménaka restent introuvables - RFI"(in French). Rfi.fr.Retrieved11 June2018.
- ^"Embuscade islamiste dans le nord du Mali, dix soldats disparus"(in French). Boursorama.Retrieved11 June2018.
- ^RFI (27 October 2015)."Mali: deux militaires maliens retrouvés après l'attaque survenue près de Ménaka - RFI"(in French). Rfi.fr.Retrieved11 June2018.
- ^"Ménaka: Grand flou autour de l'embuscade tendue aux FAMA • Malijet.co * Mali".Malijet.co(in French). 12 July 2017.Retrieved11 June2018.
- ^"Malijet Ménaka: Les dessous de l'embuscade Bamako Mali"(in French). Malijet. 1 February 2016.Retrieved11 June2018.
- ^RFI (17 July 2017)."Mali: les corps de militaires disparus retrouvés près de Ménaka - RFI"(in French). Rfi.fr.Retrieved11 June2018.
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