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Battle of Araouane (2009)

Battle of Araouane (2009)
Part of Insurgency in the Sahel
DateJuly 4, 2009
Location
Result AQIM and allied victory
Belligerents
Mali AQIM and affiliated drug traffickers
Commanders and leaders
Hamma Ould Mohamed Yahya (POW) Unknown
Strength
70 men, 12 pick-ups ~40 men
Casualties and losses
16–28 killed
3-30 prisoners
1–20 killed

On July 4, 2009, clashes broke out between Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and Malian forces near Araouane, Mali.


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