Battle of Niafunké
On 31 January, at approx. 6:45 A.M, the Malian military cantonment in Niafunké comes under attack by elements of the MNLA. The military camp located in the town undergoes a fierce assault by rebels. A Malian soldier is reported killed. Next military reinforcements nearby are called in for assistance but are ambushed by rebels. After several hours of a standoff the MNLA relinquishes siege of the camp. Military casualties were 4 dead, and 6 wounded. The dead included a Malian army captain. Five MNLA members were killed. Two civilian students also died during the battle by stray bullets.[1][2]
| Battle of Niafunké | |||||||
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| Part of 2012 Tuareg rebellion | |||||||
  Niafunké Battle of Niafunké (Mali) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Mali |
 MNLA | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 50 regular soldiers |
few dozen fighters 4-10 vehicles | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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4 killed 6 wounded | 5 killed | ||||||
| 2 civilians killed | |||||||
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2013-04-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=fr&sp=nmt4&tl=en&u=http://www.maliweb.net/&xid=17259,15700022,15700105,15700124,15700149,15700168,15700173,15700201&usg=ALkJrhi5J-0KxoYJsKzsAw7t5f7GqO9vFg
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