2010 French and Mauritanian raid on Al-Qaeda in Mali
Raid on Akla
Part of Insurgency in the Sahel
Date
July 22, 2010
Location
near Akla, Tombouctou Region, Mali
Result
Franco-Mauritanian victory
Belligerents
Mauritania France
AQIM
Casualties and losses
None
6 killed 1 injured
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Jihadist insurgency in Mali and Mauritania (2005-2011)
Battles
Lemgheity
Tourine
Garn-Akassa
Araouane
Akla
Areich Hind
Wagadou Forest
Bassikounou
Related
Insurgency in the Sahel (2002-present)
Mali War
Algerian Civil War
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.
occurred during the battle, however it is known that the raid occurred at an AQIM camp near Akla, a village in the desert of Tombouctou. Mauritanian Defense...
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suffered 18 dead. JNIM claimed that it had also freed 67 prisoners during the raid, and captured 400 "light weapons". By early November, thousands of civilians...
calling it retaliation for a previous raid during Operation Barkhane by the French army in northern Mali. On 5 March, the group released a picture of...
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three tons of hashish and two Toyota all terrain vehicles in the vicinity of Akla El Bereaber. Traffickers abandoned the drugs and vehicles prior to escaping...
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AQIM