Tinzaouaten
{{For|the Algerian commune located in In Guezzam Province|Tin Zaouatine}}
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Tinzaouaten (var. Tinzawatene and Tin-Zaouatene; {{langx|ar|تين ظواتين}}) is a Saharan rural commune in the far northeast of Mali on the Algerian border.
Geography
The commune is in the Abeïbara Cercle of the Kidal Region. It included a stop on a trans-Saharan trade route and a military post on the frontier under the French colonial regime. In 2009 the 8,000 square kilometer commune had a population of 2,300, most of whom are nomadic Tuareg. The Algerian settlement of Tin Zaoutine is on the Algerian side of the border.:fr:Tinzaouten
Recent history
In 2019, Tinzaouaten was the headquarters of the Al-Qaeda-associated terrorist group Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin.{{cite web|url=https://www.ifri.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/pellerin_armed_violence_sahara_2020_okes.pdf|title=Armed violence in the Sahara|first=Mathieu|last=Pellerin|date=November 2019|publisher=IFRI|access-date=2020-06-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200523113208/https://www.ifri.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/pellerin_armed_violence_sahara_2020_okes.pdf|archive-date=2020-05-23|url-status=live}}
{{Main|Battle of Tinzaouaten (2024)}}
On July 25, 2024, Tuareg rebels of CSP-DPA ambushed a convoy of FAMA and Russian Wagner mercenaries in Tinzaouaten, beginning a 2-day battle. Over the course of the battle a sandstorm formed, forcing both sides to a temporary pause in fighting until July 26.{{cite web |date=2024-07-25 |last=Bridger |first=Bianca |url=https://theatlasnews.co/latest/2024/07/25/tuareg-rebels-ambush-malian-russian-forces-near-algerian-border| title=Tuareg rebels ambush Malian and Russian forces near the Algerian border |work=Atlas News |access-date=2024-07-27}} The battle ended on July 27 resulting in the loss of several FAMA armored vehicles, a FAMA helicopter and the claimed deaths of 10 FAMA soldiers, up to 25-80+ Wagner Group mercenaries and 20 CSP-DPA soldiers.{{cite web |date=2024-07-27 |title=Mali rebels say they killed and injured dozens of soldiers, Wagner mercenaries in fighting |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/mali-rebels-say-they-killed-injured-dozens-soldiers-wagner-mercenaries-fighting-2024-07-27/ |work=Reuters |location=Bamako |access-date=2024-07-27}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.cariassociation.org/rubrique70.html Le CARI (Centre d'Actions et de Réalisations Internationales)], PAADAP Programme Agroecologique d'Appui au Developpement Agricole et Pastoral commune de Tin Zaouaten Adrar Des Iforas, Republique du Mali.
{{Communes of the Kidal Region}}
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