Battle of Timbuktu

Battle of Timbuktu
Part of the Northern Mali conflict

Timbuktu Airport
Date20–21 March 2013
(1 day)
Location
Result French-Malian Victory[1]
Belligerents
 France
 Mali
MOJWA
Strength
several hundred Malians, 150 French soldiers 50–100
Casualties and losses
Mali 1 killed, 8 wounded 5–11 killed

The Battle of Timbuktu occurred in Timbuktu, Mali, in March 2013, between Islamist groups and Mali government forces supported by France.

On the night of 20–21 March, a group of Islamist militants tried to infiltrate the airport. A car with armed men also tried to break into the city; however, French and Malian forces pushed them back.[1] [2]

  1. ^ a b "Le Parisien: "Mali : une dizaine de jihadistes tués à Tombouctou"". leparisien.fr. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  2. ^ ""Attentat de Tombouctou: la menace terroriste perdure au Mali"". rfi.fr. 22 March 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2019.