Battle of Timbuktu
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The Battle of Timbuktu was a 2013 military engagement in northern Mali in which French and Malian forces recaptured the historic desert city from Islamist militants during the Northern Mali conflict.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Timbuktu canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
NERFINISHED
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Ansar Dine NERFINISHED ⓘ France ⓘ Islamist militants ⓘ Mali NERFINISHED ⓘ Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site (Timbuktu) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatantType | state armed forces vs non-state armed groups ⓘ |
| commander |
French Armed Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Northern Mali conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | counter-insurgency operation ⓘ |
| consequence |
restoration of Malian government control over Timbuktu
ⓘ
weakening of Islamist presence in northern Mali ⓘ |
| country | Mali ⓘ |
| endDate | 2013-03-31 ⓘ |
| hasLanguageContext |
Arabic
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English ⓘ French ⓘ |
| involves |
French ground forces
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Islamist insurgents ⓘ Malian ground forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationCharacteristic | historic desert city ⓘ |
| locationType | urban area ⓘ |
| objective |
retake Timbuktu from Islamist control
ⓘ
secure Timbuktu airport ⓘ |
| operation | Operation Serval NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponentIdeology | Islamist militancy ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mali War
NERFINISHED
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Northern Mali conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ War on terror NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place | Timbuktu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of Gao
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Kidal NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Konna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Franco-Malian victory
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recapture of Timbuktu by government-aligned forces ⓘ |
| startDate | 2013-03-30 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of access routes in northern Mali
ⓘ
symbolic control of historic Islamic scholarly center ⓘ |
| theater | Northern Mali ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 21st century ⓘ |
| usedForces |
air support
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armored vehicles ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| year | 2013 ⓘ |
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