Battle of Aguelhok (2012)

Battle of Aguelhok
Part of the Tuareg rebellion (2012) and Northern Mali conflict
Battle of Aguelhok (2012) is located in Mali
Aguelhok
Aguelhok
Battle of Aguelhok (2012) (Mali)
Date17–25 January 2012
(1 week and 1 day)
Location
Aguelhok, Mali
Result MNLA victory
Belligerents

 Mali

  • 713th Nomad Company
 Azawad MNLA
AQIM
Ansar Dine
Commanders and leaders
Mali Cpt. Sékou Traoré Executed[1][2] Azawad Col. Ag Moussa[3] Iyad Ag Ghaly
Abdelkrim al-Targui [4]
Strength
200 soldiers Unknown
Casualties and losses
153 soldiers killed[3] Dozens killed
40 vehicles destroyed (Malian Army claim)[5]

The Battle of Aguelhok (also called the Aguelhok Massacre)[6][7][8][9] occurred when rebels from the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) and Islamists groups Ansar Dine and Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb attacked a Malian army garrison base in the town of Aguelhok, Kidal Region of Northern Mali on 17 January 2012, as part of the larger Tuareg rebellion to seize all government bases in the region.[10][11]

The attack was led by Colonel Moussa Ag, a Malian army deserter to the MNLA.[12] The military base was overrun on 25 January, after the Malian army garrison ran out of ammunition and surrendered.[13][14][15]

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  4. ^ "MALI. Un couple non-marié lapidé à Anguelhok". 31 July 2012.
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  6. ^ Investigating 'massacre' of soldiers in Mali
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  10. ^ Mali says soldiers, civilians executed during Tuareg clashes
  11. ^ "Mali Troops, Tuareg Rebels Battle for Second Day".
  12. ^ "Mali : Voici la vérité sur le massacre d'Aguelhok, 4 ans après". Mali Actu (in French). Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  13. ^ "Mali rebels push south to open third front". Reuters. 27 January 2012. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
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  15. ^ "Mali capital paralysed by anti-rebellion protests". Reuters. 2 February 2012. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2013.