Battle of Imenas | |||||||
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Part of the Northern Mali conflict | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
France Mali |
Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa Al-Mulathameen | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Bruno Bert El Hadj Ag Gamou | |||||||
Strength | |||||||
400 | 100–200 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
2 injured[1][2] | 52 killed[3][4] |
The Battle of Imenas was an armed confrontation between French-Malian forces and the Jihadists terrorist groups, Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa and Al-Mulathameen. The battle was a decisive Franco-Malian victory, as it resulted, according to the French and the Malian governments, in 52 Islamists being killed, with no government forces being killed.