Fifth Battle of Gao

On March 23, a battle took place in Gao between MUJAO and Malian army. The Malian army repelled the attack.

Fifth Battle of Gao
Part of Northern Mali conflict

French soldiers and VBCIs to Gao in March or April 2013.
Date24 March 2013
Location
Gao, Mali
Result French-Malian Victory[1]
Belligerents
 Mali
 France
 Niger
 Guinea		 MOJWA
Strength
unknown 9+ terrorists
Casualties and losses
:
1 killed
4 wounded		 4 killed
3 wounded
4 civilians killed[2]

The battle

On March 23, the Malian and French forces conduct a search operation on the island of Bera, capturing nine people suspected to be connected to MOJWAO. A few hours later, on the night of March 23–24, a MOJWAO fighters raided the city of Gao, defended by the Malian, Nigerian and French armies based at Gao airport, as well as 160 Guinean soldiers who arrived in the city three days earlier. During the fighting, MOJWAO retreated, but later returned in the battle by the Niger river. The fighting ended when city residents took up arms against the Islamists. During the battle, four Islamist were killed, and two wounded, as well as 1 Malian soldier killed, and four wounded. Four civilians were also killed.[1][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

References
  1. "Le Monde : ''Au Mali, affrontements à Gao avec des combattants du Mujao''". Lemonde.fr. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  2. "9 dead in clashes with Islamic extremists in north Malian city of Gao". Fox News. 2013-03-25. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  3. "ROP : ''MALI : 160 SOLDATS DU CONTINGENT GUINÉEN SONT À GAO''" (in French). Operationspaix.net. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  4. http://www.operationspaix.net/33630-details-actualite-mali-160-soldats-du-contingent-guineen-sont-a-gao.html
  5. https://www.nouvelobs.com/monde/20130324.REU0371/l-armee-malienne-repousse-un-assaut-islamiste-a-gao.html
  6. http://french.cri.cn/621/2013/03/24/441s317913.htm
  7. http://fr.alakhbar.info/6351-0-Mali-Les-salafistes-attaquent-Gao.html
  8. https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2013/03/24/combats-a-gao-avec-des-combattants-du-mujao_1853416_3212.html
  9. http://www.lepoint.fr/monde/mali-sept-personnes-tuees-dans-des-accrochages-a-gao-avec-les-jihadistes-24-03-2013-1645033_24.php
  10. http://french.cri.cn/621/2013/03/25/445s317990.htm
  11. http://lignesdedefense.blogs.ouest-france.fr/archive/2013/03/24/nouvelle-incursion-djihadistes-a-gao.html


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