Battle of Imenas

Battle of Imenas
Part of the Northern Mali conflict
Date 27 February – 1 March 2013 (2 days) Location Near Gao, Mali Result French-Malian victory
Belligerents
France  Mali	Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa Al-Mulathameen
Commanders and leaders
Bruno Bert El Hadj Ag Gamou
Strength
400	100–200
Casualties and losses
2 injured[1][2]	52 killed[3][4]

The Battle of Imenas was an armed confrontation between French-Malian forces and the Jihadists terrorist groups, Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa and Al-Mulathameen. The battle was a decisive Franco-Malian victory, as it resulted, according to the French and the Malian governments, in 52 Islamists being killed, with no government forces being killed.