| Battles of Inabohane and Ebahlal | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part ofMali War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 MNLA |  al-Mourabitoun | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 4 killed 1 injured | 7 killed 9 captured | ||||||
Between April 29 and 30, 2014, clashes broke out betweenNational Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) fighters andAl-Mourabitoun in the villages of Inabohane and Ebahlal, nearBourem, Mali.
Clashes between Tuareg rebels of the MNLA and jihadists from al-Mourabitoun broke out in early April 2014. In late April, a shooting occurred in the Kel Hendek area ofKidal Region.[1]MINUSMA also reported clashes nearTessalit.[2]
Fighting broke out on April 29 when MNLA and al-Mourabitoun fighters stumbled into each other in rural areas ofBourem Cercle. A battle first broke out in Inabohane, and ended on April 30 in Ebahlal.[2][3] The MNLA reported that two to four rebels were killed and three were wounded compared to six or seven jihadists killed and nine taken prisoner.[4] This was revised to four Tuareg rebels killed and one injured.[4] They also stated that the prisoners were of Algerian, Malian Arab, and Tuareg descent.[4]
While the Malian Army did not claim knowledge of the clashes, MINUSMA sources reported similar information to the MNLA.[2]