Tchibarakaten ambush

Tchibarakaten ambush
Part of Jihadist insurgency in Niger
DateOctober 9–10, 2014
Location
Result French victory
Belligerents
France al-Mourabitoun
Strength
Unknown 16 men
6 pickups
Casualties and losses
None 13 killed
2 prisoners

Between October 9 and 10, 2014, jihadists from al-Mourabitoun were ambushed by French forces near Tchibarakaten, Niger while transporting supplies from Libya to Mali.