Tiébanda skirmish
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| Tiébanda skirmish | |||||||
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| Part of Mali War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Mali |
 Katiba Macina | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| None |
5–7 killed 10 injured | ||||||
On October 28, 2015, a battle broke out in Tiébanda, Mali, between Katiba Macina militants and Malian forces.
On October 27, 2015, Malian forces began an anti-jihadist operation dubbed Operation Seno, and launched patrols around the cercles of Mopti, Koro, and Bandiagara in Mali's Dogon country.[1] Operation Seno was the largest Malian operation against jihadists since the start of Operation Serval in 2013.[1] Around the start of the operation, twelve jihadists suspected to be part of Katiba Macina, an Ansar Dine affiliate in Mopti Region, were arrested and taken to Bamako.[2] Afterwards, Malian forces conducted operations in Bankass, Koro, Douentza, and Tominian.[3]