2019 Aguelhok attack | |||||||
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Part of Mali War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
France | Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
~200 men[1] 20-40 men[1] Unknown | ~150 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
11 killed, 26 injured None None |
3 killed 1 injured |
The 2019 Aguelhok attack was an attack by Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin against the MINUSMA base in Aguelhok, Mali on January 20, 2019. At the time of the attack, the base was defended by Chadian and Bengali peacekeepers and was later aided by French forces as part of Operation Barkhane.