On the evening of April 16, 2014, the French Destroyed two pickup trucks jihadist north of Timbuktu. They then engage in a transaction with airmobile and terrestrial means to intercept vehicles. During the night of 16 to 17, the French special forces, backed by troops from Operation Serval and helicopters come in contact with the Islamists. The French begin with carry warning shots, but the jihadists refused to surrender and opened fire. Faced with the advance of the French military, however, they abandon their vehicles and ran, suffering more losses. According to the French Ministry of Defense "part of the terrorist group" is "neutralized. According to the staff of the armies, a dozen fighters are neutralized, that is to say killed. · . During the confrontation, the French humanitarian is