Opération Serval

Operation Serval

Part of the 2012 Northern Mali conflict and the War on Terror

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(Top) A French Dassault Rafale of squadron 2/92 "Aquitaine" refuels from a KC-135 Stratotanker over Africa on 17 March 2013.

(Bottom) French troops arriving in Bamako.

Date

11 January 2013 – 15 July 2014 (1 year, 6 months and 4 days)

Location

Result

Malian/French victory

All major cities controlled by French and Malian troops.
France launched Operation Barkhane on 1 August 2014.

Belligerents

France
Mali
Chad
Nigeria
Burkina Faso
Senegal
Togo
MNLA
AFISMA
Supported by:
Belgium
Canada
Denmark
Germany
Netherlands
Poland
Spain
Sweden
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom

Islamic militants

Commanders and leaders

François Hollande
ADM. Édouard Guillaud
Dioncounda Traoré (until 4 Sept. 2013)
Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta (from 4 Sept. 2013)
Idriss Déby

Bilal Ag Acherif

Abdelhamid Abou Zeid †

Omar Ould Hamaha †

Mokhtar Belmokhtar

Abdel Krim †

Strength

4,000 French troops deployed, (5,100 involved in total)

2,900 AFISMA

Elements of:

between 5,000 and 10,000 fighters (Ansar Dine)
1,000 fighters (AQIM)
500 fighters (MOJWA)

Casualties and losses

9 killed
1 Gazelle helicopter lost
82 killed
38 killed
17 killed, 60 wounded
2 killed
1 killed
2 killed

2 killed

Between 600 and 1,000 killed
50 vehicles destroyed, 150 tons of ammunitions and 200 weapons seized, 60 IEDs defused
109-300 captured

† killed in action

(Top) A French Dassault Rafale of squadron 2/92 "Aquitaine" refuels from a KC-135 Stratotanker over Africa on 17 March 2013.

Malian/French victory

France
Mali
Chad
Nigeria
Burkina Faso
Senegal
Togo
MNLA
AFISMA
Supported by:
Belgium
Canada
Denmark
Germany
Netherlands
Poland
Spain
Sweden
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom

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