Battle of the Serma Forest | |||||||
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France | Katibat Macina | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
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15 killed 5 captured |
The battle of the Serma Forest took place between January 4 and 9, 2019, led by French troops in Operation Barkhane against Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin.
At the beginning of 2019, French forces conducted several small operations in the Serma Forest, near Boni, in the Douentza Cercle. [1] [2] These operations were carried out by the (GTD) Picarde group in concordance with another French group and the Malian Army (FAMa). [3] The main target was Katibat Macina, the central Malian front of Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin. [4]
The operation began on the night between January 4 and 5, after French helicopters backed by airstrikes attacked JNIM hideouts in the Serma forest. [1] In one of the airstrikes, several JNIM fighters were killed. [3] Days later, French commandos attacked the forest on the ground, discovering a training area and a logistics base. Several vehicles and caches of ammunition were seized. [3]
The French army later stated that around twenty jihadists were rendered combat-ineffective from the battle. [2] [3] Of those, fifteen were killed in the battle, and five were captured. [5]
Battle of the Serma Forest | |||||||
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Part of Mali War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
France | Katibat Macina | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
None |
15 killed 5 captured |
The battle of the Serma Forest took place between January 4 and 9, 2019, led by French troops in Operation Barkhane against Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin.
At the beginning of 2019, French forces conducted several small operations in the Serma Forest, near Boni, in the Douentza Cercle. [1] [2] These operations were carried out by the (GTD) Picarde group in concordance with another French group and the Malian Army (FAMa). [3] The main target was Katibat Macina, the central Malian front of Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin. [4]
The operation began on the night between January 4 and 5, after French helicopters backed by airstrikes attacked JNIM hideouts in the Serma forest. [1] In one of the airstrikes, several JNIM fighters were killed. [3] Days later, French commandos attacked the forest on the ground, discovering a training area and a logistics base. Several vehicles and caches of ammunition were seized. [3]
The French army later stated that around twenty jihadists were rendered combat-ineffective from the battle. [2] [3] Of those, fifteen were killed in the battle, and five were captured. [5]