Djebok ambush

A vehicle carrying armed men was spotted by two French helicopters during a reconnaissance mission near Djebok on July 10.^[4] The jihadists opened fire on the aircraft, so the French forces shot back.^[5] Four groups of Malian commandos were deployed to the area, with the French and Malian armies countering the jihadists.^[5][4]

The French army stated that two heavily armed pick-ups were destroyed in the fighting, and that several jihadists were neutralized.^[4] In a follow-up press release, the Malian army stated on July 13 that a dozen jihadists were killed in the ambush in Djebok, along with one jihadist killed in a separate incident in Talataye.^[4][5]