Tin Biden raid
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 | 18.8000, 1.9500 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The raid on Tin Biden occurred between October 23 and 24, 2017, between French forces of Operation Barkhane and Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin in the remote wadi of Tin Biden, Kidal Region, Mali. In the battle, French forces killed eleven Malian prisoners of war held captive by JNIM.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Tin Biden raid (revision 1370751049), 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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