Bombardment of Ametettai | |||||||
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Part of Mali War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
France | al-Mourabitoun | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Unknown |
Omar Ould Hamaha
† Abdelwaheb al-Harrachi † | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
None |
11 killed Several injured |
Between March 4 and 5, 2014, French forces conducted a bombing campaign in the Ametettai mountains of Kidal Region against al-Mourabitoun. The bombings killed Omar Ould Hamaha, a prominent jihadist commander, and several other militants.
During the initial days of Operation Serval, French forces launched raids against Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and other jihadists groups in their headquarters in the Ametettai mountains in rural Kidal Region. Chadian forces fought a major battle in the Ametettai mountains during the Battle of Ifoghas in February and March 2013. In January 2014, American-made Reaper drones bought by France were used in Mali for the first time. [1]
On March 4, French observation drones spotted a group of jihadists in the Ametettai valley. According to French minister of defense Jean-Yves Le Drian, around ten militants had rockets launchers and an arms cache. [1] French fighter jets then came back to Ametettai in the late afternoon of March 4, and launched airstrikes five hours later. [2] The jihadists shot back with a single rocket attack, but it missed. [2]
A Malian army official stated eleven jihadists were killed in the bombing. A few others were injured, and were able to escape. [3] [2] French intelligence stated Omar Ould Hamaha, a prominent jihadist commander, and Abdelwaheb al-Harrachi were killed in the attack. [4] [5] These statements were disputed by AQIM spokesperson Abou Assem al-Moujahir, who claimed Hamaha was still alive and that the French statements were unfounded. [6]
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Bombardment of Ametettai | |||||||
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Part of Mali War | |||||||
| |||||||
Belligerents | |||||||
France | al-Mourabitoun | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Unknown |
Omar Ould Hamaha
† Abdelwaheb al-Harrachi † | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
None |
11 killed Several injured |
Between March 4 and 5, 2014, French forces conducted a bombing campaign in the Ametettai mountains of Kidal Region against al-Mourabitoun. The bombings killed Omar Ould Hamaha, a prominent jihadist commander, and several other militants.
During the initial days of Operation Serval, French forces launched raids against Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and other jihadists groups in their headquarters in the Ametettai mountains in rural Kidal Region. Chadian forces fought a major battle in the Ametettai mountains during the Battle of Ifoghas in February and March 2013. In January 2014, American-made Reaper drones bought by France were used in Mali for the first time. [1]
On March 4, French observation drones spotted a group of jihadists in the Ametettai valley. According to French minister of defense Jean-Yves Le Drian, around ten militants had rockets launchers and an arms cache. [1] French fighter jets then came back to Ametettai in the late afternoon of March 4, and launched airstrikes five hours later. [2] The jihadists shot back with a single rocket attack, but it missed. [2]
A Malian army official stated eleven jihadists were killed in the bombing. A few others were injured, and were able to escape. [3] [2] French intelligence stated Omar Ould Hamaha, a prominent jihadist commander, and Abdelwaheb al-Harrachi were killed in the attack. [4] [5] These statements were disputed by AQIM spokesperson Abou Assem al-Moujahir, who claimed Hamaha was still alive and that the French statements were unfounded. [6]
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (
link)