Raid on Akla

Raid on Akla
Part of Insurgency in the Sahel
Date July 22, 2010 Location near Akla, Tombouctou Region, Mali Result Franco-Mauritanian victory
Belligerents
Mauritania France	AQIM
Casualties and losses
None	6 killed 1 injured

On July 22, 2010, French and Mauritanian forces launched a raid on an Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) base in Tombouctou Region, Mali, in an attempt to rescue French hostage Michel Germaneau. The forces were able to destroy the base, but Germaneau was not rescued and later executed by AQIM.