Ménaka offensive
| Ménaka offensive | |||||||||
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| Part of the Mali War, al-Qaeda–Islamic State conflict, and the JNIM-ISGS war | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Takuba Task Force (until June 2022) Wagner Group (from June 2022)
Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin | Islamic State in the Greater Sahara | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Moussa Ag Acharatoumane Iyad Ag Ghaly | Oumeya Ould Albakaye | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
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900+ (per ACLED) (as of September 2022) 1,000+ (per MSA) (as of July 2022) 50,000 refugees | |||||||||
The Ménaka offensive was a series of offensives launched by the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara against the Malian Army, Tuareg self-defense groups including the Movement for the Salvation of Azawad (MSA) and Imghad Tuareg Self-Defense Group and Allies (GATIA), and the al-Qaeda-aligned Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin. The offensives took place in the Ménaka Cercle, in southeastern Mali.