Battle of Tinzaouaten

Part of the 2012 Tuareg rebellion

Date

7–8 February 2012
(1 day)

Location

Tinzaouaten, Mali

Result

MNLA Victory

Tinzaouaten town captured

Belligerents

Mali

Malian Army

Azawad

MNLA

Strength

Unknown

Casualties and losses

1 killed

Location in Mali

Northern Mali conflict

Timeline · ICC investigation

Tuareg rebellion (2012):

2012 Malian coup d'état

Internal conflict in Azawad:

Foreign intervention:

2014 fighting:

Other incidents:

On 8 February,^[1] rebels from the separatist Movement for the National Liberation of Azawad^[2] attacked a military outpost in Tinzaouaten located on the Algerian borderline.

A Malian government statement was released the following day declaring a "strategic withdrawal" from its base in Tinzaouaten.^[3] A Malian soldier was killed.^[4] Ten were captured and 37 defected and were retrieved by Algerian authorities.

References

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↑ "Home". BBC News. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
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↑ name="Tinzawatene"

Coordinates: 13°43′00″N 5°56′00″W / 13.7167°N 5.9333°W / 13.7167; -5.9333

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