Operation Tiésaba-Bourgou

The operation began on March 25, from Hombori. However, most operations were delayed for 48 hours due to bad weather.^[5][3] The first actions began at the Foulsaré forest, when French drones launched airstrikes on jihadist positions. on March 29 and 30.^[3] On April 2, a French vehicle hit an IED in the Foulsaré forest, injuring two soldiers, one of whom succumbed to his injuries.^[6] The attack was claimed by JNIM on April 7.^[7] That same day, the first operations began against jihadist groups in the Serma forest, including one against a training camp south of Boni.^[5] Battles also broke out between Malian forces and jihadists in the village of Petedougou, on the Burkinabe border.^[8][9]

In mid-April, the jihadists in the Foulsaré forest fled without fighting. French forces who investigated the jihadist camps stated that weapons, vehicles, and a logistics network were discovered.^[3] By April 11, the jihadists in the Serma forest had fled.^[5]

The Malian government stated on April 8 that 15 jihadists were killed in the operation, along with dozens of weapons and vehicles captured.^[9] On April 11, the French government stated thirty jihadists were "neutralized".^[3] One French soldier was killed, and one was injured in the fighting.^[6]