Battle of Tabankort (2019)
| Battle of Tabankort | |||||||
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| Part of Mali War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Mali | Islamic State in the Greater Sahara | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| ~150 |
Unknown
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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43 killed (per Mali and Niger) 30 killed (per ISGS) 30 injured (per ISGS) |
17 killed (per Mali) 100 apprehended (per Mali) | ||||||
On November 18, 2019, Malian troops were ambushed by the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara during a patrol of Tabankort, in Ménaka Cercle, Mali.