Battle of Elakla

Battle of Elakla
Part of Mali War
DateFebruary 21, 2019
Location
Near Elakla, Mali
Result French victory
Belligerents
France Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin
Commanders and leaders
Unknown Djamel Okacha  
Seifallah Ben Hassine  
Casualties and losses
None 11 killed
Several prisoners[1]

The battle of Elakla took place on February 21, 2019, between French forces of Operation Barkhane and al-Qaeda aligned Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin.

  1. ^ "Comment les forces spéciales françaises ont éliminé le chef d'al-Qaïda pour le Sahara". 14 June 2019.