Araouane clashes
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Araouane clashes | ||||||
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Part of the Mali War and Operation Barkhane | ||||||
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Belligerents | ||||||
France | JNIM | |||||
Commanders and leaders | ||||||
Aymen al-Chinquiti
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Said al-Maghribi † Qouteiba Al Ansari † [1] |
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Units involved | ||||||
French Army
French Air Force |
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Casualties and losses | ||||||
None |
8 killed
2 captured |
Clashes began around the village of Araouane in Mali 's Tombouctou Region , after French forces launched an attack against JNIM militants in the area. The initial and subsequent engagements were part of Operation Barkhane , the goal of which is to eliminate JNIM commanders in the region. [2] [ better source needed ]
Clashes
French forces fired on a JNIM vehicle in the Araouane area on 29 March 2018, killing two militants and capture one. It was later confirmed that one of the dead was Moroccan Said al-Maghribi, an AQIM-JNIM commander and explosives expert close to AQIM's regional leader and a senior leader of JNIM, Djamel Okacha. [3]
A second engagement was started by French forces on 6 April 2018, when they attacked JNIM militants in the same area, first with an airstrike and then with ground forces . The battle resulted in the death of JNIM Mauritanian commander Ayman al-Shanqiti, along with five other militants. One militant was also captured [4] [5] [6] [ better source needed ]
Aftermath
In response to the clashes, the JNIM attacked the MINUSMA base in Timbuktu Airport , known informally as the "super camp". [7] [8] [9] One MINUSMA peacekeeper was killed, whilst 14 others were wounded; [10] however, 15 militants were killed and the attempted raid was repelled. [11]
References
- ↑ Mr. Revinsky. "Mr. Revinsky on Twitter: "#Mali #AQ With this statement, #JNIM claims responsibility for the April 14th #Timbuktu attack. The aim was to avenge the death of Haidar Al Maghribi, Qouteiba Al Ansari and Abu Abdallah Ahmed Alchinguiti (they were killed between March and April 2018)." " . Twitter.com . Retrieved 2018-06-05 .
- ↑ "Intelligence Fusion - Africa on Twitter" .
- ↑ "Une nouvelle opération «ciblée» attribuée à la force Barkhane au Mali - RFI" . RFI Afrique (in French). 3 April 2018 . Retrieved 5 June 2018 .
- ↑ "Mali : Cinq jihadistes tués par les forces françaises" . Archived from the original on 2018-04-15 . Retrieved 2018-04-14 .
- ↑ "مقتل القيادي الموريتاني في إمارة الصحراء محمد ولد نَنَّ (أيمن الشنقيطي) - أقــــلام حرة" . www.aqlame.com (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 12 June 2018 . Retrieved 5 June 2018 .
- ↑ "MENASTREAM on Twitter" .
- ↑ "Several French soldiers injured in latest Mali attack - France 24" . France 24 . 15 April 2018 . Retrieved 5 June 2018 .
- ↑ "Mali – Attacks on MINUSMA and Barkhane (14.04.18) - France-Diplomatie - Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères" . diplomatie.gouv.fr . Retrieved 2018-04-17 .
- ↑ "Militants killed at UN base" . NewsComAu . Retrieved 5 June 2018 .
- ↑ "UN chief, Security Council condemn deadly attack on peacekeepers in Mali | UN News" . news.un.org . 15 April 2018 . Retrieved 2018-04-17 .
- ↑ "15 militants, one peacekeeper killed in attack on U.N. Timbuktu base: France" . The Japan Times . 16 April 2018 . Retrieved 5 June 2018 .
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