Battle of Tigharghar
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| Battle of Tigharghâr | |||||||
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| Part of the Northern Mali conflict | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Chad |
 AQIM | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Oumar Bikimo Issakh Abdallah Adam† | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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1 soldier killed 1 injured |
6 killed 5 captured | ||||||
On 12 March 2013, a party of Islamist rebels ambushed a squadron of Chadian soldiers during "clean-up operations" in the Adrar des Ifoghas mountains. Heavy gunfire was exchanged between the two leading to a brief standoff. A soldier was killed by a stray bullet during the confrontation that also led to the deaths of six rebels. A pick-up truck was taken with five Islamists.[1][2]
