Takoumbaout ambush

Takoumbaout ambush
Part of Mali War
DateJuly 2, 2015
Location
Takoumbaout, between Goundam and Timbuktu, Tombouctou Region, Mali
Result AQIM victory
Belligerents

MINUSMA

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb

  • Katiba al-Furqan
Commanders and leaders
Unknown Abderrahmane Talha
Abou al-Nour al-Andalusi
Casualties and losses
6 killed
2 injured
None

On July 2, 2015, a MINUSMA convoy was ambushed by jihadists affiliated with Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb en route from Goundam to Timbuktu.