"Supported by:" . "*Ansar Dine" . "9 killed" . "1 killed" . "17 killed, 60 wounded" . . "Elements of:" . . "2 killed" . "1Gazellehelicopter lost" . "*MOJWA" . . . "* 500 fighters (MOJWA)" . "2013-01-11Z"^^ . "38 killed" . "Operation Serval (French: Op\u00E9ration Serval) was a French military operation in Mali. The aim of the operation was to oust Islamic militants in the north of Mali, who had begun a push into the center of Mali.Operation Serval followed the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2085 of 20 December 2012 and an official request by the Malian interim government for French military assistance."@en . "* between5000and10000fighters (Ansar Dine)" . "82 killed" . . "Malian/French victory" . . . . . . . . "*1000fighters (AQIM)" . "2,900AFISMA" . "21pxAFISMA" . . . "MNLA" . . "Islamic militants" . . "*AQIM" . "4,000 French troops deployed, (5,100 involved in total)" . "*France launchedOperation Barkhaneon 1 August 2014." . "*All major cities controlled by French and Malian troops." .