Second Battle of Ménaka
Last battle fought by the state of Azawad / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the November 2012 battle in Mali. For other battles, see Battle of Menaka.
The Second Battle of Ménaka was the last battle fought by the state of Azawad, as they were defeated by an Islamist coalition.
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Second Battle of Ménaka | |||||||
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Part of the Northern Mali conflict | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Islamist coalition | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Alwabihat Ag † Machkanani Ag Balla Sidi Ag Moulya Alwabégat Ag Salakatou † Bajan Ag Hamatou |
Omar Ould Hamaha Abu Walid Sahraoui Mokhtar Belmokhtar | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
500 (two brigades) 60–70 volunteers 60 technicals |
800–1,000 militants 41 technicals | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
13 killed 40 wounded 15 captured 1 technical destroyed[2] |
23 killed 26 wounded 6 technicals destroyed[2] |
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