Fooïta skirmish
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Era | Date not recorded (no reliable year in Wikidata) | derived from year |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Mali | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Africa | Natural Earth |
| Coordinates | 15.5500, -5.4167 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
On September 11, 2013, clashes broke out between Malian forces and National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) fighters at a camp near the village of Fooïta, near the Mauritanian border. The battle was the first conflict between the Malian government and MNLA since the signing of the Ouagadougou Agreement.
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