Battle of Diabaly

Battle of Diabaly
	Part of Northern Mali conflict
	; Mirage 2000D 133-JC operation Serval
Date	14–21 January 2013; (1 week)
Location	Diabaly, Mali
Status	Malian/French military victory; Islamist propaganda victory Islamists capture Diabaly and hold it for a week; Malian and French army retake Diabaly;
Belligerents
Islamists groups: Ansar Dine; MOJWA; AQIM; Boko Haram	Mali; France
Commanders and leaders
Abou Zeïd; Ousmane Haïdara Haroune Ag Saïd	Seydou Sogoba
Strength
250–300 fighters, 60 vehicles	500–700 soldiers; 100 soldiers; 6 Mirage 2000D; 4+ Rafale; 10 Gazelle helicopters
Casualties and losses
47 killed	~12 killed
	4+ civilians killed

The Battle of Diabaly was fought between government forces of Mali, against groups of Islamists militants such as the AQIM and Ansar Dine. The Islamists held control of Diabaly for no longer than a week until Malian forces with the help French air strikes recaptured the town.

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