Raid on Akla
| Raid on Akla | |||||||
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| Part of Insurgency in the Sahel | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Mauritania France | AQIM | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| None |
6 killed 1 injured | ||||||
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On July 22, 2010, French and Mauritanian forces launched a raid on an Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) base in Tombouctou Region, Mali, in an attempt to rescue French hostage Michel Germaneau. The forces were able to destroy the base, but Germaneau was not rescued and later executed by AQIM.