2018 Timbuktu attack
MINUSMA super camp attack | |||||||
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Part of the Northern Mali conflict | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Casualties and losses | |||||||
: 1 killed 7 wounded[1] : 7 wounded[1] | 15 killed[1] | ||||||
2 civilians killed[2] |
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2018
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2024
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On 14 April 2018, militants attacked the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) base in Timbuktu Airport, known informally as the "super camp".[1] The JNIM later claimed responsibility for the attack, in reprisal for the deaths of some of their commanders in clashes that occurred about a week earlier.[3]
Attack
JNIM militants began their attack on 14 April 2018 by launching 11 rockets and mortar shells at the MINUSMA super camp. Two vehicles carrying militants disguised as peacekeepers later approached the camp,[1] one of which exploded inside the base, whilst the other was disabled before it reached troops.[4] MINUSMA peacekeepers (in particular from Burkina Faso[5]) and French troops exchanged gunfire with JNIM militants both inside the camp and outside the perimeter walls, resulting in the deaths of 15 militants and one MINUSMA soldier from Burkina Faso. Seven MINUSMA peacekeepers and seven French soldiers were also wounded.[6][7] Four American soldiers protected several civilians at a market outside the camp.[8]
The four Americans and Malian civilians were eventually extracted by a Quick Reaction Force from Côte d’Ivoire. Two U.S. service members received Purple Hearts medals after being wounded by a car bomb. [9] It was later reported that the disabled vehicle had been previously used by Al-Qaeda in previous attacks. An abandoned motorbike with an apparent bomb inside it was also found near the base. The United Nations announced that the attack was repelled and condemned the attack.[10]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Mali: 15 militants killed in Timbuktu attack". news.com.au. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ Le Cam, Morgane (14 April 2018). "Attaque à Tombouctou contre les casques bleus et les soldats français". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ "Al-Qaida claims responsibility for deadly attack on French/UN forces in Mali". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ "Mali – Attacks on MINUSMA and Barkhane (14.04.18) - France-Diplomatie - Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères". diplomatie.gouv.fr. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ Cherisey, Erwan de (July 2019). "El batallón de infantería "Badenya" de Burkina Faso en Mali - Noticias Defensa En abierto". Revista Defensa (in Spanish) (495–496).
- ^ "Several French soldiers injured in latest Mali attack - France 24". France 24. 15 April 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ "15 militants, one peacekeeper killed in attack on U.N. Timbuktu base: France". The Japan Times. 16 April 2018. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ Rempfer, Kyle. "How US troops survived a little-known al-Qaeda raid in Mali two years ago". Military Times. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ Rempfer, Kyle. "How US troops survived a little-known al-Qaeda raid in Mali two years ago". Military Times. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ "UN chief, Security Council condemn deadly attack on peacekeepers in Mali | UN News". news.un.org. 15 April 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
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