Battle of Talataye (2022) | |||||||
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Part of Mali War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Movement for the Salvation of Azawad Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin | Islamic State in the Greater Sahara | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Unknown | "Hicham"[1] | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Unknown | Several hundred [1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
60+ (per IS) 17+ (per ACLED)4 (per MSA) | Unknown | ||||||
30–45+ civilians killed (per local officials) |
The Battle of Talataye took place between 6 and 7 September 2022 during the Menaka offensives of the Mali War. During the battle, militants from Islamic State in the Greater Sahara stormed Talataye, Mali, looting and burning the town. The following day, ISGS abandoned Talataye.