2021 Aguelhok attack

2021 Aguelhok attack
Part of Mali War
Date April 2, 2021 Location Aguelhok, Mali 19°27′54″N 0°51′27″E / 19.46500°N 0.85750°E / 19.46500; 0.85750 Result Chadian victory
Belligerents
MINUSMA Chad	Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin
Commanders and leaders
Abdel Razak Hamid Barh †	Iyad Ag Ghaly Abdallaye Ag al-Baka †
Strength
Unknown	~100–200 men
Casualties and losses
4 dead 16 injured	41 dead 5 POWs
2–3 civilians killed

On April 2, 2021, insurgents from the al-Qaeda-linked group Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) attacked a contingent of Chadian troops serving in MINUSMA, the UN's peacekeeping branch throughout the Mali War. The Chadian troops effectively repelled the JNIM attack, inflicting heavy casualties.