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Ménaka offensive 2022

Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Year2022Wikidata P580 (start time)
EraPost-1945 (1946 onwards)derived from year
LocationMaliNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentAfricaNatural Earth
Coordinates15.7058, 0.4100Wikidata P625

About the battle

The Ménaka offensive was a series of offensives launched by the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara against the Malian Army, Tuareg self-defense groups including the Movement for the Salvation of Azawad (MSA) and Imghad Tuareg Self-Defense Group and Allies (GATIA), and the al-Qaeda-aligned Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin. The offensives took place in the Ménaka Cercle, in southeastern Mali.

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Location

15.7058, 0.4100 · Mali

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