BATTLE // March 6, 2013
Battle of Tin Keraten
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Significance
The engagement at Tin Keraten extended French and Malian operational reach 100 km east of Gao, bringing the Wadi Tin Keraten area under government control. The battle demonstrated that MOJWA retained the capacity to contest advances in the region northeast of Imenas, ambushing Malian troops as they approached the area. French intervention stabilized the situation and secured the objective, though at cost: a French sergeant of the 68th Artillery Regiment in Africa died of wounds sustained in the fighting, one of the named French fatalities of the Mali War. The result reflected the broader pattern of Operation Serval, in which French forces provided close support to Malian units advancing into contested desert territory held by Islamist armed groups.
Tactics
Malian ground troops advanced toward Tin Keraten and came under attack from MOJWA fighters. French ground forces moved to support them, backed by Tiger and Gazelle helicopters and warplanes. The combined arms response allowed French and Malian forces to take control of the area. Four Malian soldiers were wounded in the fighting, and a French soldier was mortally wounded and later died at Gao. French reports recorded approximately ten Islamist fighters killed.
Forces & casualties
Troop strength
- Mali109–2,000medium
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