Battle of In Emsal

Battle of In Emsal
	Part of 2012 Northern Mali conflict
	In Emsal Battle of In Emsal (Mali)
Date	20 January 2012
Location	South of Aguelhoc, Mali
Result	Rebel Victory
Belligerents
Mali	MNLA; AQIM; Ansar Dine
Commanders and leaders
Mohamed Abderrahmane Ould Meydou	Cheikh Ag Aoussa; Ibah Ag Moussa
Casualties and losses
10 killed; (according to Mali); 50–101 killed; 25–65 captured; 1–5 BRDM-2 destroyed; 40 vehicles trucks destroyed; 26 vehicles captured; (according to the MNLA)	2 wounded; (according to the MNLA)

The battle of In Emsal took place during the Tuareg rebellion of 2012. On 20 January, a Malian military convoy that came to rescue the garrison of Aguelhoc was ambushed by rebels of MLNA, and terrorists of Ansar Dine and AQIM.