Battle of Iminenas

Battle of Iminenas Part of the Northern Mali conflict Date 27 February – 1 March 2013 (2 days) Location Near Gao, Mali Result French-Malian Victory Belligerents  France  Mali MOJWA Strength 400 100-200 Casualties and losses 0 52

On 27 February 2013, French troops took control of the village of Iminenas. Islamists put up a fight but then retreated after the intervention of helicopters and armored personnel carriers. On March 2, 2013, a battle took place in Iminenas, 60 kilometers east of Gao. The confrontation lasted from 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., according to the account given by the captain Diarra, a spokesman of the Malian army in Gao, Franco-Malian forces took no losses, but the jihadists had 52 killed.^[1] French airstrikes from helicopters and planes helped to repel Islamists.

A Malian soldier said of the battle, "I took part in the fighting at In-Manas (60 km east of Gao) Friday. We destroyed a base of MUJAO. They had a lot of deaths in their ranks. We returned to Gao, without loss in our ranks."^[2]

References

1. RFI : Mali: l'opération de sécurisation des alentours de Gao se poursuit
2. ROP : MALI : VIOLENTS COMBATS HIER À 60 KM DE GAO

Coordinates: 16°18′00″N 0°43′00″E / 16.3000°N 0.7167°E