Fall of Timbuktu (2012)

Fall of Timbuktu
Part of the Malian Civil War
Timbuktu Fall of Timbuktu (2012) (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[1]
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.