Mali War
January 16, 2012
Conflict that began with a Tuareg rebellion and an Islamist takeover of northern Mali. French forces intervened in 2013; a jihadist insurgency and military coups followed.
Battles and events 6
2012
Tuareg rebellion (2012)
Azawad
March 21 – April 8, 2012
2012 Malian coup d'état
Bamako
January 11, 2013 – July 15, 2014
August 1, 2014 – November 9, 2022
August 18, 2020
May 24, 2021
Key commanders
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François Hollande
belligerent leader
Emmanuel Macron
belligerent leader
Vladimir Putin
belligerent leader
Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta
belligerent leader
Abdoulaye Maïga
belligerent leader
Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga
belligerent leader
Abdoulaye Idrissa Maïga
belligerent leader
Assimi Goïta
belligerent leader
Bah Ndaw
belligerent leader
Amadou Sanogo
belligerent leader
Dioncounda Traoré
belligerent leader
Amadou Toumani Touré
belligerent leader
Barack Obama
military commander
Donald Trump
military commander
Joe Biden
military commander
Elizabeth II
military commander
Charles III
military commander
David Cameron
military commander
Theresa May
military commander
Boris Johnson
military commander
Liz Truss
military commander
Rishi Sunak
military commander
Honoré Traoré
military commander
Michel Kafando
military commander
Yacouba Isaac Zida
military commander
Chérif Sy
military commander
Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba
military commander
Blaise Compaoré
military commander
Roch Marc Christian Kaboré
military commander
Ibrahim Traoré
military commander
Gilbert Diendéré
military commander
Luc-Adolphe Tiao
military commander
Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré
military commander
Albert Ouédraogo
military commander
Lassina Zerbo
military commander
Paul Kaba Thieba
military commander
Stephen Harper
military commander
Justin Trudeau
military commander
Albert Pahimi Padacké
military commander
Kalzeubet Pahimi Deubet
military commander
Saleh Kebzabo
military commander
Idriss Déby
military commander
Mahamat Déby
military commander
Bohuslav Sobotka
military commander
Andrej Babiš
military commander
Miloš Zeman
military commander
Petr Fiala
military commander
Taavi Rõivas
military commander
Kaja Kallas
military commander
Jüri Ratas
military commander
Toomas Hendrik Ilves
military commander
Alar Karis
military commander
Kersti Kaljulaid
military commander
Mette Frederiksen
military commander
Helle Thorning-Schmidt
military commander
Lars Løkke Rasmussen
military commander
Choguel Kokalla Maïga
military commander
Moctar Ouane
military commander
Moussa Mara
military commander
Boubou Cisse
military commander
Mohamed Salem Ould Béchir
military commander
Mohamed Ould Bilal
military commander
Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf
military commander
Ismail Ould Bedde Ould Cheikh Sidiya
military commander
Yahya Ould Hademine
military commander
Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
military commander
Mohamed Ould Ghazouani
military commander
Mahamadou Issoufou
military commander
Mohamed Bazoum
military commander
Brigi Rafini
military commander
Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou
military commander
Stefan Löfven
military commander
Ulf Kristersson
military commander
Fredrik Reinfeldt
military commander
Magdalena Andersson
military commander
Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
military commander
Manuel Valls
military commander
Bernard Cazeneuve
military commander
Édouard Philippe
military commander
Jean Castex
military commander
Élisabeth Borne
military commander
Ash Carter
military commander
Chuck Hagel
military commander
Jim Mattis
military commander
Mark Esper
military commander
Philip Hammond
military commander
Lloyd Austin
military commander