Battle of Imenas

Battle of Imenas
	Part of the Northern Mali conflict
Date	27 February – 1 March 2013; (2 days)
Location	Near Gao, Mali
Result	French-Malian victory
Belligerents
France; Mali	Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa; Al-Mulathameen
Commanders and leaders
	Bruno Bert; El Hadj Ag Gamou
Strength
400	100–200
Casualties and losses
2 injured	52 killed

The Battle of Imenas was an armed confrontation between French-Malian forces and the Jihadists terrorist groups, Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa and Al-Mulathameen. The battle was a decisive Franco-Malian victory, as it resulted, according to the French and the Malian governments, in 52 Islamists being killed, with no government forces being killed.

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