Battle of Diabaly

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The Battle of Diabaly was a key 2013 engagement in central Mali during the French-led intervention against Islamist militants, where French and Malian forces recaptured the town from jihadist control.

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Battle of Diabaly canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
belligerent France
Islamist militants
Mali
jihadist forces
combatant French Armed Forces
Islamist insurgents
Malian Armed Forces
conflict Mali War
surface form: Northern Mali conflict
conflictType counter-insurgency operation
urban combat
controlledByAfterBattle Malian government and French forces
controlledByBeforeBattle Islamist militants
country Mali
endDate 2013-01-21
followedBy further French-led operations in northern Mali
hasCause Islamist offensive in central Mali
involvedCountry France
Mali
locatedInRegion central Mali
location Diabaly
militaryTheater Sahel
objective retake Diabaly from jihadist control
opposingForce Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
surface form: Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa
partOf Mali War
Operation Serval
Global War on Terrorism
surface form: War on Terror
partOfCampaign French-led intervention in Mali
precededBy Islamist capture of Diabaly
recapturedBy French forces
Malian forces
result French and Malian victory
recapture of Diabaly by government and French forces
side Islamist jihadist forces
pro-government forces
startDate 2013-01-14
strategicImportance control of central Mali town on key road axis
supportedBy French air power
French ground troops
timePeriod January 2013
year 2013

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Operation Serval notableBattle Battle of Diabaly
Battle of Konna relatedEvent Battle of Diabaly