Battle of Talahandak (2015) | |||||||
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Part of Mali War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
MNLA CMA (ambush only) | Ansar Dine | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Trois-Trois | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
15–21 killed (per UN and CMA) 20 prisoners (per Ansar Dine) | 15 killed |
Between December 24–25, 2015, Ansar Dine militants attacked National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) positions in Talahandak, Mali. Ansar Dine captured the MNLA outpost, and then ambushed CMA reinforcements.