Inkadogotane ambush | |||||||
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Part of the Northern Mali conflict | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Mali |
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Unknown |
Amat Ag Assalate Almahmoud Ag Akawkaw | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Malian Army | unknown | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
unknown 8 vehicles | 50 militants | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
8 killed 27 missing 4 vehicles destroyed | unknown |
The Inkadogotane ambush was carried out by ISIL against Malian soldiers on 9 July 2017.
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 the Malian Army, near the border with Niger, about 60 km (37 mi) from Ménaka. [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]
Inkadogotane ambush | |||||||
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Part of the Northern Mali conflict | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Mali |
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Unknown |
Amat Ag Assalate Almahmoud Ag Akawkaw | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Malian Army | unknown | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
unknown 8 vehicles | 50 militants | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
8 killed 27 missing 4 vehicles destroyed | unknown |
The Inkadogotane ambush was carried out by ISIL against Malian soldiers on 9 July 2017.
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 the Malian Army, near the border with Niger, about 60 km (37 mi) from Ménaka. [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]