| Raid on Tin Biden | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Mali War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 France |
 Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Unknown | Ismail Ag Azbay † | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| None |
3 killed (per JNIM) 15 (per France) | ||||||
| 11 captive Malian soldiers killed (per Mali and JNIM, denied by France) | |||||||
The raid on Tin Biden occurred between October 23 and 24, 2017, between French forces of Operation Barkhane and Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin in the remote wadi of Tin Biden, Kidal Region, Mali. In the battle, French forces killed eleven Malian prisoners of war held captive by JNIM.