2014 Tabankort raid

2014 French forces ambush of al-Mourabitoun around Gao Region, Mali Raid on Tabankort near Tabankort, Gao Region, Mali Mali War December 10–11, 2014 France France al-Qaeda al-Mourabitoun Unknown Ahmed al-Tilemsi None 7 killed3 captured French victory Between December 10 and 11, 2014, French forces ambushed militants from al-Mourabitoun near Tabankort, Gao Region, Mali. The ambush led to the death of Ahmed al-Tilemsi, the founder of MOJWA and a key figure in al-Mourabitoun. Ambush Following "opportunity intelligence" received by the French army, French forces conducted an operation against a group of jihadists suspected to be active in the locality of Tabankort.Neutralisation d’un groupe armé terroriste au Mali par une opération conjointe des forces maliennes et Barkhane https://malijet.com/actualte_dans_les_regions_du_mali/rebellion_au_nord_du_mali/118613-neutralisation-d%E2%80%99un-groupe-arm%C3%A9-terroriste-au-mali-par-une-op%C3%A9ra.html 2024-02-19 malijet.com enMali: l'un des chefs du Mujao et dix de ses hommes "neutralisés" par l'armée française https://lignesdedefense.blogs.ouest-france.fr/archive/2014/12/11/mali2-13093.html 2024-02-19 lignesdedefense.blogs.ouest-france.fr fr The Malian Ministry of Defense stated that French and Malian forces were carrying out a joint operation in the area, but France claimed that Malian forces did not participate; only intelligence and local authorities.2014-12-11 Mort d’Ahmed al-Tilemsi: les détails de l’opération française https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20141211-mali-mort-ahmed-el-tilemsi-details-operation-francaise-mujao-mourabitoune 2024-02-19 RFI fr The raid began at dawn, with French special forces ambushing a camp where around fifteen jihadists were gathered. The jihadists tried to fight back, but all were subdued.2014-12-11 La France élimine un émir djihadiste malien https://www.lefigaro.fr/international/2014/12/11/01003-20141211ARTFIG00339-la-france-elimine-un-emir-djihadiste-malien.php 2024-02-19 Le Figaro fr Aftermath The Malian Ministry of Defense stated ten jihadists were killed or captured in the raid, with a follow-up statement detailing seven killed and three captured.Neutralisation d’un groupe armé terroriste au Mali par une opération conjointe des forces maliennes et Barkhane https://malijet.com/actualte_dans_les_regions_du_mali/rebellion_au_nord_du_mali/118613-neutralisation-d%E2%80%99un-groupe-arm%C3%A9-terroriste-au-mali-par-une-op%C3%A9ra.html 2024-02-19 malijet.com enMali : la mort d’Ahmed el-Tilemsi, un coup dur pour le Mujao et Belmokhtar - Jeune Afrique.com https://www.jeuneafrique.com/37761/politique/mali-la-mort-d-ahmed-el-tilemsi-un-coup-dur-pour-le-mujao-et-belmokhtar/ 2024-02-19 JeuneAfrique.com fr-FR Among the dead was Ahmed al-Tilemsi, the emir of MOJWA and a senior figure in al-Mourabitoun.La-Croix.com 2014-12-11 La France élimine un important dirigeant djihadiste au Sahel https://www.la-croix.com/Actualite/Monde/La-France-elimine-un-important-dirigeant-djihadiste-au-Sahel-2014-12-11-1252187 2024-02-19 La Croix fr The French did not report any losses. Al-Mourabitoun confirmed Tilemsi's death along with six other fighters in a message given to Mauritanian news agency Alakhbar on January 6, 2015.Alakhbar Mali : les forces françaises tuent le chef jihadiste, Ahmed Telmissi https://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/index2.php?url=http://fr.alakhbar.info/9803-0-Mali-les-forces-francaises-tuent-le-chef-jihadiste-Ahmed-Telmissi.html#federation=archive.wikiwix.com&tab=url 2024-02-19 archive.wikiwix.com References Category:Battles of the Mali War in 2014 Category:Gao Region in the Mali War Category:Battles of the Mali War involving France Category:December 2014 in Mali Category:Ambushes of the Mali War Category:French intelligence operations Category:Raids of the Mali War