First Battle of Ménaka 2012
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 17 January 2012 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 2012 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | Post-1945 (1946 onwards) | derived from year |
| Location | Mali | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Africa | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | 2012 Tuareg rebellion | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 15.9167, 2.4000 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The First Battle of Menaka is an attack led on January 17, 2012, by armed groups of the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) and marks the beginning of the Tuareg rebellion of 2012. This is the first in a series of battles aimed a capturing most of the north Mali from the army by the rebels.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article First Battle of Ménaka (revision 1370618817), 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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