Second Battle of Ménaka

Second Battle of Ménaka
	Part of the Northern Mali conflict
	Menaka Second Battle of Ménaka (Mali)
Date	19–20 November 2012
Location	Vicinity of Ménaka, Mali
Result	Islamist victory Dissolution of the State of Azawad; Northern Mali falls to Ansar Dine, AQIM and MOJWA;
Belligerents
Azawad MNLA; Tuareg volunteers;	Islamist coalition AQIM; MOJWA;
Commanders and leaders
Alwabihat Ag †; Machkanani Ag Balla; Sidi Ag Moulya; Alwabégat Ag Salakatou †; Bajan Ag Hamatou	Omar Ould Hamaha; Abu Walid Sahraoui; Mokhtar Belmokhtar
Strength
500 (two brigades); 60–70 volunteers; 60 technicals	800–1,000 militants; 41 technicals
Casualties and losses
13 killed; 40 wounded; 15 captured; 1 technical destroyed	23 killed; 26 wounded; 6 technicals destroyed

The Second Battle of Ménaka was the last battle fought by the state of Azawad, as they were defeated by an Islamist coalition.

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