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Second Battle of Gao 2013

Second Battle of Gao: Gao Mali 2006
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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Date25 January 2013 – 27 January 2013Wikidata
Year2013Wikidata P580 (start time)
EraPost-1945 (1946 onwards)derived from year
LocationMaliNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentAfricaNatural Earth
War / conflictMali WarWikidata P361
Coordinates16.2667, -0.0500Wikidata P625

About the battle

The Second Battle of Gao was the recapture of the city of Gao from Islamist MOJWA fighters by Malian/French forces. It took place in January 2013 within the Northern Mali Conflict.

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Second Battle of Gao (revision 1370736225), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.

Location

16.2667, -0.0500 · Mali

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