2019 Aguelhok attack

2019 Aguelhok attack
Part of Mali War
DateJanuary 20, 2019
Location
MINUSMA camp, Aguelhok, Mali
19°27′54″N 0°51′27″E / 19.46500°N 0.85750°E / 19.46500; 0.85750
Result MINUSMA victory
Belligerents

MINUSMA

France		 Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin
Strength
~200 men
20-40 men
Unknown		 ~150
Casualties and losses
11 killed, 26 injured
None
None		 3 killed
1 injured

The 2019 Aguelhok attack was an attack by Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin against the MINUSMA base in Aguelhok, Mali on January 20, 2019. At the time of the attack, the base was defended by Chadian and Bengali peacekeepers and was later aided by French forces as part of Operation Barkhane.

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