Battle of the Wagadou Forest (2011)
On June 24, 2011, Malian and Mauritanian forces launched an offensive into the Wagadou Forest, an area on the Malian-Mauritanian border known as a hideout for Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. While the joint forces were able to destroy the camp, some jihadists escaped.
| Battle of the Wagadou Forest (2011) | |||||||
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| Part of Insurgency in the Sahel | |||||||
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Mauritania Mali | AQIM | ||||||
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2 killed, 5 injured (per Mauritania) 20 killed (per AQIM) Unknown |
15 killed, several dozen injured, 11 captured (per Mauritania) 2 missing (per AQIM) | ||||||
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