Tinsalane ambush

Ambush of Tinsalane
	Part of the 2012 Tuareg rebellion
	Tinsalane Tinsalane ambush (Mali)
Date	11 February 2012
Location	Between Kidal and Tessalit
Result	Indecisive Both sides claim victory.;
Belligerents
Mali Malian Army;	Azawad MNLA; Ansar Dine
Commanders and leaders
El Haji Ag Gamou; Yusuf Ag Bougara (POW)	Cheikh Ag Aoussa; Ibah Ag Moussa; Assalat Ag Habi
Strength
Several hundred soldiers; 107 vehicles; 6 BRDM-1; several helicopters	Unknown
Casualties and losses
17 killed; 14 captured; 6 vehicles destroyed; 4 vehicles captured; (according to the MNLA)	4 wounded; (according to the MNLA); 100 killed; 50 prisoners; 70 vehicles destroyed; (according to Mali)

The ambush of Tinsalane occurred on February 11, 2012, when armed groups of Ansar Dine and the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) fought against a convoy of the Malian army who came to reinforce the troops besieged in Tessalit.