Djebok ambush | |||||||
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Mali France | Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
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10-12 killed
[1] 1 POW 2 pick-ups destroyed |
On July 10, 2017, French and Malian forces ambushed jihadists from Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin near Djebok, Mali.
Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin formed in early 2017 as a coalition of five jihadist groups that rebelled against the Malian government in 2012. [2] During the French intervention in Mali, Franco-Malian forces conducted searches across the country routinely to spot jihadists. [3]
A vehicle carrying armed men was spotted by two French helicopters during a reconnaissance mission near Djebok on July 10. [4] The jihadists opened fire on the aircraft, so the French forces shot back. [5] Four groups of Malian commandos were deployed to the area, with the French and Malian armies countering the jihadists. [5] [4]
The French army stated that two heavily armed pick-ups were destroyed in the fighting, and that several jihadists were neutralized. [4] In a follow-up press release, the Malian army stated on July 13 that a dozen jihadists were killed in the ambush in Djebok, along with one jihadist killed in a separate incident in Talataye. [4] [5]
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Djebok ambush | |||||||
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Part of Mali War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Mali France | Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
None |
10-12 killed
[1] 1 POW 2 pick-ups destroyed |
On July 10, 2017, French and Malian forces ambushed jihadists from Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin near Djebok, Mali.
Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin formed in early 2017 as a coalition of five jihadist groups that rebelled against the Malian government in 2012. [2] During the French intervention in Mali, Franco-Malian forces conducted searches across the country routinely to spot jihadists. [3]
A vehicle carrying armed men was spotted by two French helicopters during a reconnaissance mission near Djebok on July 10. [4] The jihadists opened fire on the aircraft, so the French forces shot back. [5] Four groups of Malian commandos were deployed to the area, with the French and Malian armies countering the jihadists. [5] [4]
The French army stated that two heavily armed pick-ups were destroyed in the fighting, and that several jihadists were neutralized. [4] In a follow-up press release, the Malian army stated on July 13 that a dozen jihadists were killed in the ambush in Djebok, along with one jihadist killed in a separate incident in Talataye. [4] [5]
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