Battle of Timbuktu

Battle of Timbuktu
Part of the Northern Mali conflict
Timbuktu Airport
Date 20–21 March 2013 (1 day) Location Timbuktu, Mali Result French-Malian Victory[1]
Belligerents
France  Mali	MOJWA
Strength
several hundred Malians, 150 French soldiers	50–100
Casualties and losses
1 killed, 8 wounded	5–11 killed

The Battle of Timbuktu occurred in Timbuktu, Mali, in March 2013, between Islamist groups and Mali government forces supported by France.

On the night of 20–21 March, a group of Islamist militants tried to infiltrate the airport. A car with armed men also tried to break into the city; however, French and Malian forces pushed them back.^{[1] [2]}