Battle of Tigharghar

Battle of Tigharghâr
	Part of the Northern Mali conflict
Date	12 March 2013
Location	Adrar des Ifoghas, Mali
Result	Chadian victory
Belligerents
Chad	AQIM
Commanders and leaders
Oumar Bikimo; Issakh Abdallah Adam†	unknown
Casualties and losses
1 soldier killed; 1 injured	6 killed; 5 captured

A party of Islamists rebels ambushed a squadron of Chadian soldiers during a "clean-up operations" in the Adrar des Ifoghas mountains. Heavy gun-fire was exchanged between the two leading to a brief standoff. A soldier was killed by a stray bullet during the confrontation that also led to the deaths of six rebels. A pick-up truck was taken with five Islamists.

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