For the aerial reconnaissance, Operation Serval mobilized five Atlantique 2 and two Mirage F1 CRs. [100][101][102][103][104][36][105][106][74] The losses were very heavy. The Joint Air Group (GAM) was commanded by Colonel Frederic Gout and consisted of aircraft of the 5th Combat Helicopter Regiment ( 5th RHC). Bernard Barrera, Opération Serval : Notes de guerre, Mali 2013, p. 170-172. No offensive was launched on February 23. Around 3 pm, their communications are intercepted, a leader expresses himself in Arabic and affirms to be Abu Zeid. We were shooting everywhere, hoping to kill them, then we went home. " Jean-Christophe Notin, La guerre de la France au Mali, p. 373. The staff then addresses Commander Jack, the leader of the French Special Forces detachment accompanying the Chadian column. An agreement had recently been reached in which Algeria undertook to supply the French army with fuel to confront AQIM. [128][136][26] The DNA tests prove conclusive and on March 23 the French government officially confirms the death of Abu Zeid. The Chadians approached the circus but they did not find any passage that would allow vehicles to access the interior, the staff deduced that no material could be conveyed by the jihadists. Jean-Christophe Notin, La guerre de la France au Mali, p. 459-463. Bernard Barrera, Opération Serval : Notes de guerre, Mali 2013. Around 11 am, the hunters storm, but the jihadists repel them twice. Excellent fighters with light weapons and with real military training, jihadists were much less skilled with heavy weapons, they include guns, SA-7 ground-to-air missiles or RPG -rocket launcher 29 which they do not know how to use. These transactions end on March 31. The French have only one injured, hit by a bullet in the helmet. Troops of the National Guard and Nomad of Chad (GNNT) and the Close Action Detachment (DAR) were also engaged in the Adrar. The city has been targeted on several occasions since then. [2][3][4], The evening of January 29, 2013, two Tiger helicopters, a Gazelle and four Puma reach Kidal airport and disembark 30 French soldiers of the CPA-10 and the Penfentenyo commando against MNLA pick-ups. - A final set of ROE for the low-intensity phase of the conflict was put in place in late 2013 as things started to return to normal in northern Mali. Frédéric Gout, Libérez Tombouctou ! Jean-Christophe Notin, La guerre de la France au Mali, p. 488-491. According to a statement from the Defense Ministry, he addresses the troops "a message of pride and encouragement for the mission they perform against terrorist groups that had made the massive Ifoghas their sanctuary". The French retreat about ten kilometers to the west, in an isolated area to spend the night there. Mercenaries from the Polisario Front also reportedly took part in the fighting despite the denials of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. Background Edit. For its part, the French newspaper Le Monde announces on March 1 that the death of Abu Zeid is confirmed by a "reliable source close to the ongoing military operations in northern Mali . " Tekst on kasutatav vastavalt Creative Commonsi litsentsile … Jean-Christophe Notin, La guerre de la France au Mali, p. 492. Some are ambushed at the top of the ridges, others on the counterpoise or in a green zone below, entrenched in huts or hidden in holes[121][122][123][52] About ten porpoises moved on a height and aviation intervenes according to their indications. The massif's valleys open to the Tamesna plain on the east, to the Telemsi fosse on the west, to the western basin of the Azaouak valley on the south, and to the Tanezrouft on the north. [32][33][34][35] In their radio communications, Islamist insurgents routinely nicknamed the French "dogs" and Chadians or helicopters as "flies". The French continue their progression and reach the crests of Sontai and Puebla. [103] On March 1, Chadian President Idriss Deby gave a completely different version and declares that Abu Zeid was killed by his troops in the fight of February 22, east of the Ametettai: "On February 22 we lost our soldiers in the Ifoghas massif after destroying the base of the jihadists. They found only a few unarmed men who all say that the jihadists had fled for a dozen days. Separated by broad sandy plains and dissected by slender oueds, the … In addition to Afghanistan, the air forces also took part in Operation Harmattan in Libya . Koillisosaa lukuun ottamatta vuoristossa ei ole merkkejä tulivuorista. The next morning, they divided into two groups. An official of the administration of Aguel'hoc, also says that a young boy from the city was surprised by the Islamists and executed for setting pointing devices for the French air strikes. Bernard Barrera, Opération Serval : Notes de guerre, Mali 2013, p. 210-214. The Ifoghas (pronounced ‘Iforas’) is a region of low and dispersed, rubble hills spread across northeastern Mali and is also called the ‘Adagh’ by some. Two other companies of the 2nd REP are behind the leading units. According to journalist Serge Daniel, this "version of the facts corresponds to the information collected from military sources in the Sahel region". Journal de guerre au Mali, p. 196. On the night of February 25 to 26, Operation Panther III begins. Around 7 pm, the jihadists unhook and take away their dead, Sontay and Puebla are in the hands of the French. The only two doctors and nurses in the Chadian column were overwhelmed and the French had to send two Puma helicopters to evacuate the wounded by rotation to Tessalit's vital surgery module (MCV). Adrar des Ifôghas Adrar, Adrar des Iforas, Adrar des Iforhas, Adras des Ifoghas, Adrar des Iforras: Kabukiran Nasod Mali: Gitas-on 640 m (2,100 ft) Tiganos Timezone UTC GeoNames 2493623: Kabukiran ang Adrar des Ifôghas sa Mali. [169][170][171] However, the climatic conditions and the nature of the terrain put the vehicles and equipment of the Chadian forces under severe strain. Bernard Barrera, Opération Serval : Notes de guerre, Mali 2013, p. 250. Other Mirage 2000 D, then Rafale, a Puma helicopter loaded with ammunition and finally, at the end of the afternoon, two Tiger helicopters arrive on the scene. Excavation missions and some skirmishes, however, continue to take place the following days. From February 28 to March 4, according to the French General Staff, a dozen pick-ups and a 122- mm gun were destroyed and a lot of equipment and ammunition captured; including a BM-21, three other 122mm guns, a towable 100mm gun, an 82mm mortar and a 60mm mortar, weapons, rockets and anti-personnel mines. The Adrar des Ifoghas is a remote part of the Sahara with plenty of remnants to evoke its ancient, non-desert past. In Sensa, on the bases of Tinwelène and Ticherfen. Some fighters, including child soldiers, have also used drugs to support the shock of fighting, bags will be found near corpses including ketamine, an anesthetic that inhibits fear and erases pain. Serge Daniel, Les mafias du Mali ; Trafics et terrorisme au Sahel, p. 129-133. At 17:30, the Mirage 2000 D intervene and drop three bombs "Airburst". Despite the losses the soldiers are "euphoric" and "galvanized", one of them, the commander Moussa, will declare: "The terrorists faced us. On the evening of March 1, General Barrera goes to the GTIA 4 in the Amettetai, he then goes Tessalit aboard his Puma helicopter with the only prisoner made during the day, a Franco-Algerian jihadist named Djamel Ben Hamdi and nicknamed "Djamel the Grenoblois" [146][147][148] The next day, around 8 o'clock in the morning, the 2nd company of the 2nd REP attacks two mounds north of the valley, while the 3rd company attacks a rocky peak in the south, near the "camp of the sands" and the "camp of rocks ", in the wadi that connects the valley of Amettetaï to the valley of Integant. On that date, the French seized 1,000 rockets and grenades, 60,000 ammunition, and 1,500 shells and equipment for making homemade explosives. The other sub-group, commanded by Colonel Gougeon, is leading the Renard operation with the Chadians. A combat post is also destroyed by the air force on the same day and 15 jihadists spotted by a Harfang drone are eliminated by the strikes of a Mirage 2000D. According to General Barrera's war notes, the plan was partly inspired by the Battle of Dobro Pole and Operation Diadem. Jean-Christophe Notin, La guerre de la France au Mali, p. 591. In the morning, the special forces make their junction and enter the city without encountering any resistance. Bernard Barrera, Opération Serval : Notes de guerre, Mali 2013, p. 151. Jean-Christophe Notin, La guerre de la France au Mali, p. 437. [160] On March 6, the 3 e company 2 e REP continued south to the "Rock camp". Adrar des Ifôghas is also known as Adrar, Adrar des Ifoghas, Adrar des Iforas, Adrar des Iforhas, Adrar des Iforras, Adrar des Ifôghas, Adras des Ifoghas. From the end of January, the surroundings of the Adrar are bombarded by Rafale. [188][189] The Adrar Tigharghar is now considered empty and French troops begin to be disengaged. Jihadists pretend to surrender before blowing themselves up, killing several soldiers. Jean-Christophe Notin, La guerre de la France au Mali, p. 382. Two are killed, the third, wounded, traps the bodies of his comrades with grenades before being surprised again and shot not far away. They remain there even the next day before retiring. ", "Guerre au Mali : L'AFP s'attire les foudres du Polisario et de l'Algérie", "Les traces du Polisario sur le front malien se confirment | Le portail des droits humains, au nom du devoir d'ingérence", "Mali : combattant d'Aqmi, il rapporte la mort d'Abou Zeid", "N° 1288 - Rapport d'information de MM. The AMX-10 RC tanks and the VABs also take position at the top of the counter-flank and are missed by five RPG-7 rockets. [24][25][26] The Tuareg Islamists of Ansar Dine were led by their leader, Iyad Ag Ghali. [143][144] The same day, a sub-group maintained in reserve in Tessalit leads the Septenkéro operation. The only way into the region is via 4x4 (although Tessalit has a rarely used airstrip). Jean-Christophe Notin, La guerre de la France au Mali, p. 447-448. In addition to a soldier killed on March 2, the French army has two casualty wounded in combat. The clashes cease in the afternoon, after having lasted five hours. fr:Catégorie:Image de Géomorphologie fluviale et lacustre: Date: 12 July 2005 (original upload date) Source: Transferred from fr.wikipedia to Commons. 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Adrar des Ifoghas The Adrar des Ifoghas is a large plateau in the eastern Kidal region of Mali covering roughly 250 000 km². The valley then undergoes its most massive bombardment since the beginning of the battle; shots of helicopters, mortars, more than 20 explosive shells shipped by Caesar and fourteen other smoke bombs to cover infantry advance. Cities of the area include … Then, at 10:45, a Mirage drops a GBU on the counterpoise. For its part, the GTIA 3 turned around to go to search the area of the "Garage", there is no resistance but discovered a lot of weapons and equipment. Bernard Barrera, Opération Serval : Notes de guerre, Mali 2013, p. 187-188. After crossing the border between Niger and Mali at the beginning of the month, the GTIA 3 leaves Gao on February 20, and arrives in the Adrar of the Ifoghas two days later. A group of jihadists open fire on the crowd at 300 meters but the French and Chadians immediately retaliate and kill four men. Địa lý. Chadian forces in Mali were commanded by General Oumar Bikimo. These consolidate their positions to spend the night. On February 28, the Algerian television channel Ennahar is the first to announce the death of the AQIM leader. Five minutes later, the Caesar cannon opened fire and dispatched 12 explosive rounds. Jean-Christophe Notin, La guerre de la France au Mali, p. 422-428. The valley is taken on March 3 and jihadists begin to gradually abandon the Tigharghar. The officer in charge of the French special forces then meets Colonel Mohamed Ag Najem, commander-in-chief of the MNLA's military wing. [195][196][197][198][199][200][201][202][203][204], Coordinates: 19°31′30″N 1°13′12″E / 19.5250°N 1.2200°E / 19.5250; 1.2200, Deployment of Franco-Chadian forces in the Kidal region, Battle of the Tibeggatine Valley, February 18–20, Fighting East of the Amettetai Valley, February 22, Bombings in In Sensa and death of Abu Zeid, Taking the Amettetai Valley, from February 28 to March 3, Operations in the Terz Valley of March 15 to 21, Operations in Adrar Tigharghar, from March 21 to 31. In the latter city, a Togolese jihadist is arrested. Having three cups of tea with a Tuareg is a classic experience and not to be missed. Is has an area of about 250,000 km ². When camping (and sleeping) be sure your tent is entirely sealed as most animals, including venomous snakes and scorpions along with hyenas & jackals, are nocturnal. GFDL Taguelmoust janvier 2003 fr:Catégorie:Image de Géomorphologie en milieu désertique chaud. Its soldiers, most of whom are of Zaghawa ethnicity, are accustomed to the climate and fighting in the desert and are considered to be by far the most experienced and seasoned African forces deployed in Mali.
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