The Douaya clashes took place on October 1 during the Mali War,[3] just three days after the Timbuktu attack where 2 civilians were killed.[4]

Douaya clashes
Part of Mali war
Date1 October 2013
Location
Douaya, Mali
Result French victory
Belligerents
 France AQIM
Commanders and leaders
France Col. Gilles Jaron ?
Strength
France 1 Helicopter[1]

+10 fighters

1 Pickup truck
Casualties and losses
None All fighters are killed.[2]

Clashes

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On October 1, 2013, a confrontation took place between the French forces and Islamist fighters. On that day, the French were informed that jihadists had arrived at the Douaya market, approximately 120 kilometers north of Timbuktu, using several pick-up trucks. A helicopter was dispatched to the scene, but the jihadists fled upon seeing it. However, one of the vehicles was located later in the day. The helicopter fired warning shots, but the militants disembarked from the pick-up and opened fire. Subsequently, about fifty soldiers from the French Special Forces engaged in the ground operation. The clash lasted for four hours. According to the French army's account, all ten individuals who had exited the pick-up were "neutralized".[5][6]

Notes and references

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  1. ^ "Mali: une " dizaine " de combattants " neutralisés " le 1er octobre – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). 2013-10-10. Retrieved 2023-08-01. L'accrochage, qui a impliqué un hélicoptère
  2. ^ "Mali: des combattants "terroristes" tués le 1er octobre". BFMTV (in French). Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  3. ^ "Mali : une "dizaine" de terroristes "neutralisés"". Europe 1 (in French). 2013-10-10. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  4. ^ à 17h17, Par Le 28 septembre 2013 (2013-09-28). "Mali : deux civils tués et six soldats blessés dans un attentat suicide". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 2023-08-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "Mali: une dizaine de combattants islamistes tués début octobre". L'Obs (in French). 2013-10-10. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  6. ^ "Mali: une dizaine de combattants islamistes tués début octobre". ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 2023-08-01.