African-led International Support Mission to Mali

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military intervention force multinational military operation peacekeeping mission

The African-led International Support Mission to Mali (AFISMA) was a West African regional military intervention force, authorized by the United Nations and led by ECOWAS, deployed to help stabilize Mali during the 2012–2013 conflict against Islamist and separatist insurgents.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military intervention force ⓘ
multinational military operation ⓘ
peacekeeping mission ⓘ
acronym ECOWAS ⓘ
United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali ⓘ
surface form: MINUSMA
approximateStrength about 6,000 personnel (authorized) ⓘ
authorizedBy United Nations Security Council ⓘ
authorizedOn 2012-12-20 ⓘ
commandStructure ECOWAS Monitoring Group ⓘ
surface form: ECOWAS Standby Force
conflict 2012–2013 Mali conflict ⓘ
Tuareg rebellions in Mali ⓘ
surface form: Northern Mali conflict
continent Africa ⓘ
contributingOrganization African Union ⓘ
country Mali ⓘ
endTime 2014-07-01 ⓘ
goal protection of civilians ⓘ
reorganization and training of Malian Defence and Security Forces ⓘ
restoration of state authority in Mali ⓘ
stabilization of Mali ⓘ
support of Malian authorities in recovering the north ⓘ
headquartersLocation Bamako ⓘ
legalBasis United Nations Security Council Resolution 2085 ⓘ
natureOfOperation Chapter VII UN-mandated operation ⓘ
operatedBy ECOWAS ⓘ
surface form: Economic Community of West African States
opposedTo Islamist insurgent groups in northern Mali ⓘ
separatist insurgent groups in northern Mali ⓘ
partOf African Peace and Security Architecture ⓘ
regionServed Mali ⓘ
replacedBy United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali ⓘ
shortName AFISMA ⓘ
startTime 2013-01 ⓘ
succeeded Operation Serval ⓘ
surface form: French Operation Serval (as main international security presence in Mali)
supportedBy European Union ⓘ
France ⓘ
United Nations ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
theaterOfOperations Timbuktu Region ⓘ
surface form: Northern Mali

Sahel ⓘ
surface form: Sahel region
transitionedTo MINUSMA on 2013-07-01 ⓘ
troopContributingCountry Benin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Burkina Faso NERFINISHED ⓘ
Chad ⓘ
Ghana ⓘ
Guinea ⓘ
Niger ⓘ
Nigeria ⓘ
Senegal ⓘ
Togo NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

EUTM Mali → cooperationWith → African-led International Support Mission to Mali ⓘ
United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali → predecessor → African-led International Support Mission to Mali ⓘ
Operation Serval → supportedBy → African-led International Support Mission to Mali ⓘ