2014 Indelimane ambush

2014 Indelimane ambush Indelimane, Gao Region, Mali Mali War October 3, 2014 Jihadist victory UN MINUSMA Niger Niger al-Qaeda al-Mourabitoun 9 killed None On October 3, 2014, nine Nigerien peacekeepers were killed in an ambush by al-Mourabitoun in Indelimane, Mali. Background MINUSMA was deployed in the wake of the Mali War as a United Nations peacekeeping force. Nigerien forces were deployed to Mali as part of this peacekeeping force.2014-10-03 Mali: 9 casques bleus nigériens tués dans une attaque terroriste https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20141003-mali-9-casques-bleus-nigeriens-tues-une-attaque-terroriste 2024-02-21 RFI fr Ambush On the morning of the attack, a MINUSMA convoy was carrying out a supply mission between Ansongo and Ménaka. When the convoy arrived near the village of Indelimane, the peacekeepers were ambushed by two jihadists on motorcycles armed with RPG-7s. The rockets destroyed two vehicles and a tank, and the attackers left shortly afterward. Nigerien authorities reported that MOJWA was behind the attack. MOJWA had merged in August 2013 with Blood Signatories to form Al-Mourabitoun.2014-10-03 MALI. Neuf Casques bleus tués dans une attaque près de Gao https://www.nouvelobs.com/monde/guerre-au-mali/20141003.OBS1099/mali-neuf-casques-bleus-tues-dans-une-attaque-pres-de-gao.html 2024-02-21 L'Obs frHofnung Thomas Au Mali, les jihadistes reprennent les attaques sanglantes contre l'ONU https://www.liberation.fr/planete/2014/10/03/au-mali-les-jihadistes-multiplient-les-attaques-sanglantes-contre-l-onu_1114204/ 2024-02-21 Libération fr The Nigerien government stated in a press release on the evening of October 3 that nine peacekeepers were killed during the attack. The ambush was the deadliest attack against MINUSMA since the start of its deployment one year earlier. A funeral took place for the victims in Bamako on October 7.2014-10-06 Mali: une cérémonie d'hommages aux casques bleus nigériens https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20141006-mali-hommage-casques-bleus-nigeriens-tues-jihadistes 2024-02-21 RFI fr References Category:Battles involving Niger Category:Gao Region in the Mali War Category:Ambushes of the Mali War Category:October 2014 in Mali Category:United Nations operations in Mali Category:Battles of the Mali War in 2014 Category:Road incidents in Mali Category:2014 road incidents in Africa