Operation Panther | |||||||
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Part of Northern Mali conflict and Operation Serval | |||||||
Adrar des Ifoghas | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
France Chad |
AQIM Ansar Dine | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Bernard Barrera Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno | Abdelhamid Abou Zeid † | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1,200 800 troops | 400-500 terrorists | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
3 killed 120 wounded 1 armoured vehicle destroyed 27 killed 67-71 wounded |
200-250 killed 26+ captured 45 pick-ups destroyed 1 BM-21 captured 2 BRDM-2 destroyed |
Operation Panther[1] was a French military operation in Mali that was launched in February 2013.