Inkadogotane ambush

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Inkadogotane ambush
Part of the Northern Mali conflict
Date9 July 2017
Location
Inkadogotane, Ménaka Region, Mali
Result ISIL victory
Belligerents
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali

Islamic State flag.svg  ISIL

  • Islamic State in the Greater Sahara
Commanders and leaders
Flag of Mali.svg UnknownIslamic State flag.svg Amat Ag Assalate
Islamic State flag.svg Almahmoud Ag Akawkaw
Units involved
Malian Army Unknown
Strength
Unknown
8 vehicles
50 militants
Casualties and losses
8 killed
27 missing
4 vehicles destroyed
Unknown

The Inkadogotane ambush was carried out by ISIL against Malian soldiers on 9 July 2017.

Ambush

On 9 July 2017, about 50 ISIL militants suspected to be under the commands of Amat Ag Assalate and Almahmoud Ag Akawkaw ambushed a convoy of eight vehicles carrying soldiers from the Malian Army, near the border with Niger, about 60 km (37 mi) from Ménaka. [1] [2] [3] [4] During the fighting, some Malian soldiers fled into the desert, while dozens of others were reportedly killed. After the battle, 29 Malian soldiers went missing, [5] [6] [7] two of whom were later found wandering in the desert. [8] The bodies of eight Malian soldiers were found on 17 July 2017. [9] [10] [11]

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