| Battle of Araouane (2009) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Insurgency in the Sahel | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Mali |
 AQIM and affiliated drug traffickers | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Hamma Ould Mohamed Yahya (POW) | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 70 men, 12 pick-ups | ~40 men | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
|
16-28 killed 3-30 prisoners | 1-20 killed | ||||||
On July 4, 2009, clashes broke out between Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and Malian forces near Araouane, Mali.
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