Operation Panther (2013)

Operation Panther
Part of Northern Mali conflict and Operation Serval

Adrar des Ifoghas
Date19 February – 25 March 2013
(1 month and 6 days)
Location
Result French Victory
Belligerents
 France
 Chad
AQIM
Ansar Dine
Commanders and leaders
France Bernard Barrera
Chad Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno
Abdelhamid Abou Zeid  
Strength
France
1,200
Chad
800 troops
400-500 terrorists
Casualties and losses
France
3 killed
120 wounded
1 armoured vehicle destroyed
Chad
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.

  1. ^ Konstantin Garibov (25 February 2013). "Operation Panther against Islamists in Mali". Voice of Russia. Archived from the original on 17 April 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2013.