Battle of Bassikounou 2011
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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 5 July 2011 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 2011 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | Post-1945 (1946 onwards) | derived from year |
| Location | Mauritania | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Africa | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | War in the Sahel | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 15.8656, -5.9533 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
On July 5, 2011, clashes broke out between Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and Mauritanian forces in Bassikounou, Mauritania.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Bassikounou (revision 1370433554), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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