Battle of Tigharghar
| Battle of Tigharghâr | |||||||
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| Part of the Northern Mali conflict | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Chad |
 AQIM | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Omar Bikomb Issakh Abdallah Adam† | unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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1 soldier killed 1 injured |
6 killed 5 captured | ||||||
A party of Islamists rebels ambushed a squadron of Chadian soldiers during a "clean-up operations" in the Adrar des Ifoghas mountains. Heavy gun-fire was exchanged between the two leading to a brief standoff. A soldier was killed by a stray bullet during the confrontation that also led to the deaths of six rebels. A pick-up truck was taken with five Islamists.[2][3]
References
- ^ Mali - Un mort du côté tchadien, six du côté des jihadistes dans le nord
- ^ http://www.lavenir.net/article/detail.aspx?articleid=DMF20130313_00281608
- ^ http://www.gouvernementdutchad.org/fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1661:le-premier-ministre-rend-hommage-a-un-&catid=102:icetabs[permanent dead link]
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