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Operation Serval

Operation Serval
Part of the 2012 Northern Mali conflict and the War on Terror
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French troops in Bamako.PNG
(Top) A French Dassault Rafale of squadron 2/92 "Aquitaine" refuels from a KC-135 Stratotanker over Africa on 17 March 2013.

(Bottom) French troops arriving in Bamako.
Date 11 January 2013 – 15 July 2014 (1 year, 6 months and 4 days)
Location Mali
Result

Malian/French victory

  • All major cities controlled by French and Malian troops.
  • France launched Operation Barkhane on 1 August 2014.
Belligerents

 France
 Mali
 Chad
 Nigeria
 Burkina Faso
 Senegal
 Togo
Azawad MNLA
AFISMA
Supported by:
 Belgium
 Canada
 Denmark
 Germany
 Netherlands
 Poland
 Spain
 Sweden
 United Arab Emirates
 United Kingdom

 United States

Islamic militants

Commanders and leaders

France François Hollande
France ADM. Édouard Guillaud
Mali Dioncounda Traoré (until 4 Sept. 2013)
Mali Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta (from 4 Sept. 2013)
Chad Idriss Déby

Azawad Bilal Ag Acherif
Abdelhamid Abou Zeid
Iyad ag Ghali
Omar Ould Hamaha
Mokhtar Belmokhtar
Abdel Krim †
Strength

4,000 French troops deployed, (5,100 involved in total)

2,900 AFISMA

Elements of:

  • between 5,000 and 10,000 fighters (Ansar Dine)
  • 1,000 fighters (AQIM)
  • 500 fighters (MOJWA)
Casualties and losses

France 9 killed
1 Gazelle helicopter lost
Mali 82 killed
Chad 38 killed
Azawad 17 killed, 60 wounded
Nigeria 2 killed
Burkina Faso 1 killed
Togo 2 killed

Senegal 2 killed
Between 600 and 1,000 killed
50 vehicles destroyed, 150 tons of ammunitions and 200 weapons seized, 60 IEDs defused
109-300 captured
† killed in action

French troops in Bamako.PNG
(Top) A French Dassault Rafale of squadron 2/92 "Aquitaine" refuels from a KC-135 Stratotanker over Africa on 17 March 2013.

Malian/French victory

 France
 Mali
 Chad
 Nigeria
 Burkina Faso
 Senegal
 Togo
Azawad MNLA
AFISMA
Supported by:
 Belgium
 Canada
 Denmark
 Germany
 Netherlands
 Poland
 Spain
 Sweden
 United Arab Emirates
 United Kingdom


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