Battle

Battle of Goumakoura

7 Feb 2012 – 8 Feb 2012 · 13.72° N, 5.93° W

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7 Feb 2012 – 8 Feb 2012
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
13.72° N, 5.93° W
Description
battle of 2012

Battle of Tinzaouaten (2012)

On 8 February 2012, rebel forces from the separatist National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) attacked a military outpost in Tinzaouaten located near the Algeria–Mali border. The battle led to the capture of the commune by MNLA rebels. A Malian government statement was released the following day declaring a "strategic retreat" from its base in Tinzaouaten. A Malian soldier was killed.

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