Second Battle of Gao

Second Battle of Gao
Part of Northern Mali conflict
Date25–27 January 2013
(2 days)
Location
Gao, Mali
Result French Victory
Belligerents
 France
 Mali		 MOJWA
Commanders and leaders
France Paul Geze Abdel Hakim[1]
Aliou Muhammar Touré[1]
Strength
88 men
1 attack helicopter		 60 terrorists
Casualties and losses
2 wounded 25 killed

The Second Battle of Gao was the recapture of the city of Gao from Islamist MOJWA fighters by Malian/French forces.[2] It took place in January 2013 within the Northern Mali Conflict.

  1. ^ a b Hilsum, Lindsey (2 February 2013). "Inside Gao where Arab jihadis took bloody sharia retribution on Mali's black Africans". the Guardian.
  2. ^ "French forces in Mali capture Gao". Al Jazeera English. 27 January 2013.