Raid on Tin Biden | |||||||
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Part of Mali War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
France | Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Unknown | Ismail Ag Azbay † | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
None |
3 killed (per JNIM) 15 (per France) | ||||||
11 captive Malian soldiers killed (per Mali and JNIM, denied by France) |
The raid on Tin Biden occurred between October 23 and 24, 2017, between French forces of Operation Barkhane and Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin in the remote wadi of Tin Biden, Kidal Region, Mali. In the battle, French forces killed eleven Malian prisoners of war held captive by JNIM.