Battle of Djicoroni | |||||||
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Part of Mali War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
33rd Parachute Commando Regiment (Red Berets) | |||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
2-6+ killed 13+ injured (mostly civilians) |
On February 8, 2013, fighting broke out between the Red Berets of Mali's 33rd Parachute Commando Regiment and the Green Berets in the military camp in Djicoroni, Bamako, Mali. The Red Berets supported the regime of Amadou Toumani Touré, who was overthrown in a coup led by Amadou Sanogo and supported by the Green Berets in 2012.