Tinsalane ambush

Ambush of Tinsalane
Part of the 2012 Tuareg rebellion
Tinsalane Tinsalane ambush (Mali)
Date 11 February 2012 Location Between Kidal and Tessalit Result Indecisive Both sides claim victory.
Belligerents
Mali Malian Army	Azawad MNLA Ansar Dine
Commanders and leaders
El Haji Ag Gamou Yusuf Ag Bougara (POW)	Cheikh Ag Aoussa Ibah Ag Moussa Assalat Ag Habi
Strength
several hundred soldiers 107 vehicles 6 BRDM-1 several helicopters	unknown
Casualties and losses
17 killed 14 captured 6 vehicles destroyed 4 vehicles captured (according to the MNLA)	4 wounded (according to the MNLA) 100 killed 50 prisoners 70 vehicles destroyed (according to Mali)

The ambush of Tinsalane occurred on February 11, 2012, when armed groups of Ansar Dine and the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) fought against a convoy of the Malian army who came to reinforce the troops besieged in Tessalit.