Fall of Timbuktu

Fall of Timbuktu
	Part of the Malian Civil War
	Timbuktu Fall of Timbuktu (Mali)
Date	13-29 June 2012
Location	Timbuktu, Mali
Result	Islamist victory Timbuktu World Heritage Site destroyed by Islamists;
Belligerents
Azawad MNLA;	Islamists Ansar Dine; Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb;
Commanders and leaders
Unknown	Abu Bakr al-Shinquiti
Strength
unknown	unknown
Casualties and losses
2-3 killed; 4 wounded	2-8 wounded

The Fall of Timbuktu took place during the war in northern Mali. It was one of the first clashes between the MNLA and Ansar Dine, and led to the latter taking control of the city in June 2012.

During the conflict, concerns were raised of threats to the cultural heritage of Timbuktu; numerous shrines and mausoleums in the city were damaged or destroyed, and efforts were made to evacuate the Timbuktu Manuscripts.

^ Abu Bakr al-Shinquiti

[1] Abu Bakr al-Shinquiti

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