The Inkadogotane ambush was carried out by ISIL against Malian soldiers on 9 July 2017.
Ambush.
On 9 July 2017, about 50 ISIL militants suspected to be under the commands of Amat Ag Assalate and Almahmoud Ag Akawkaw ambushed a convoy of eight vehicles carrying soldiers from the Malian Army, near the border with Niger, about from Ménaka. During the fighting, some Malian soldiers fled into the desert, while dozens of others were reportedly killed. After the battle, 29 Malian soldiers went missing, two of whom were later found wandering in the desert. The bodies of eight Malian soldiers were found on 17 July 2017.
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