Fall of Timbuktu (2012)
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The Fall of Timbuktu took place during the war in northern Mali. It was one of the first clashes between the MNLA and Ansar Dine, and led to the latter taking control of the city in June 2012.
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Fall of Timbuktu | |||||||
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Part of the Malian Civil War | |||||||
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Islamists | |||||||
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Unknown | Abu Bakr al-Shinquiti[1] | ||||||
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unknown | unknown | ||||||
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2-3 killed 4 wounded | 2-8 wounded |
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During the conflict, concerns were made of threats to the cultural heritage of Timbuktu; numerous shrines and mausoleums in the city were damaged or destroyed, and efforts were made to evacuate the Timbuktu Manuscripts.