Raid on Tabankort (2014)

Raid on Tabankort
Part of Mali War
DateDecember 10-11, 2014
Location
near Tabankort, Gao Region, Mali
Result French victory
Belligerents
France al-Mourabitoun
Commanders and leaders
Unknown Ahmed al-Tilemsi  
Casualties and losses
None 7 killed
3 captured

Between December 10 and 11, 2014, French forces ambushed militants from al-Mourabitoun near Tabankort, Gao Region, Mali. The ambush led to the death of Ahmed al-Tilemsi, the founder of MOJWA and a key figure in al-Mourabitoun.