Battle of Tigharghar

Battle of Tigharghâr
Part of the Northern Mali conflict
Date 12 March 2013 Location Adrar des Ifoghas, Mali Result Chadian victory[1]
Belligerents
Chad	AQIM
Commanders and leaders
Omar Bikomb Issakh Abdallah Adam†	unknown
Casualties and losses
1 soldier killed 1 injured	6 killed 5 captured

A party of Islamists rebels ambushed a squadron of Chadian soldiers during a "clean-up operations" in the Adrar des Ifoghas mountains. Heavy gun-fire was exchanged between the two leading to a brief standoff. A soldier was killed by a stray bullet during the confrontation that also led to the deaths of six rebels. A pick-up truck was taken with five Islamists.^[2][3]

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