| Inkadogotane ambush | |||||||
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| Part of the Northern Mali conflict | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Mali |
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Unknown |  Amat Ag Assalate Almahmoud Ag Akawkaw | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Malian Army | unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| unknown 8 vehicles | 50 militants | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 8 killed 27 missing 4 vehicles destroyed | unknown | ||||||
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