2014 Tabankort raid
| Raid on Tabankort | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Mali War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| France | al-Mourabitoun | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Unknown | Ahmed al-Tilemsi † | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| None |
7 killed 3 captured | ||||||
Between December 10 and 11, 2014, French forces ambushed militants from al-Mourabitoun near Tabankort, Gao Region, Mali. The ambush led to the death of Ahmed al-Tilemsi, the founder of MOJWA and a key figure in al-Mourabitoun.