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    The Battle of Gao was fought between the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) and the Islamist Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West...
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    Gao /ɡaʊ/, or Gawgaw/Kawkaw, is a city in Mali and the capital of the Gao Region. The city is located on the River Niger, 320 km (200 mi) east-southeast...
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  • Look up gao, GAO, gāo, gǎo, gào, or gàõ in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Gao is a city in Mali and the capital of Gao Region. Gao or GAO may also refer...
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    The Third Battle of Gao was fought in the city of Gao on 9–11 February 2013, during the Northern Mali Conflict. It was a raid on the city by rebel MOJWA...
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    The Fourth Battle of Gao was fought in the city of Gao on 20–22 February 2013, during the Northern Mali Conflict. It was an attempt by rebel MOJWA forces...
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    On March 23 2013, a battle took place in Gao between MUJAO and Malian army. The Malian army repelled the attack. On March 23, the Malian and French forces...
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  • Gao Xianzhi, or Go Seonji, (died January 24, 756) was a Tang dynasty general of Goguryeo descent. He was known as a great commander during his lifetime...
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    The Second Battle of Gao was the recapture of the city of Gao from Islamist MOJWA fighters by Malian/French forces. It took place in January 2013 within...
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    Mali War (category Wikipedia articles in need of updating from September 2024)
    northern cities—Kidal, Gao and Timbuktu—were overrun by the rebels on three consecutive days. On 5 April 2012, after the capture of Douentza, the MNLA said...
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    between the MNLA and Ansar Dine culminated in the Battle of Gao, in which the MNLA lost control of northern Malian cities to Ansar Dine and the Movement...
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    1 May 560. Gao Changgong was also made a general by Emperor Wucheng of Northern Qi (Gao Zhan), his uncle, and his distinction in battles as well as personal...
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    of Azawad (MNLA) during the Tuareg rebellion of 2012. After the 1st Battle of Gao, the MNLA lost control to Islamist militias. Several other battles took...
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  • Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (category Politics of Algeria)
    following the 2011 Libyan civil war and the influx of weapons in the desert area. Following the Battle of Gao, MOJWA warned that it would not hesitate to attack...
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  • Azawad conflict (category Military operations of the Mali War)
    authority in Gao. Both sides clashed repeatedly leading to the Battle of Gao, where the MNLA were driven from the North's two main cities, Gao and Timbuktu...
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    Victor Zhikai Gao (Chinese: 高志凯; pinyin: Gāo Zhìkǎi; born 1962) is a Chinese lawyer, businessman, and academic who is the vice president of the Beijing-based...
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  • Gao Shun (pronunciation) (died 7 February 199) was a military officer serving the warlord Lü Bu during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. Although...
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    Following the Battle of Tondibi in a village just north of Gao, Pasha and his forces captured Gao on 30 May 1591. Pasha was born into a family of Spanish Muslims...
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    Timbuktu (category Communes of Tombouctou Region)
    city and in June 2012, in the aftermath of the Battle of Gao and Timbuktu, other shrines, including the mausoleum of Sidi Mahmoud, were destroyed when attacked...
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  • El Hadj Ag Gamou (category People of the Mali War)
    during the Fourth Battle of Gao. In late February 2013, nineteen men from Gamou's militia served as French guides during the Battle of Tigharghar. He was...
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    (MOJWA) clashed with the MNLA in the Battle of Gao, wounding MNLA secretary-general Bilal Ag Acherif and taking control of the city. By 17 July, MOJWA and...
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    in the skirmish, as a result of protests in the city opposed to the imposition of Sharia law. 26–27 June: Battle of Gao started when protesters opposed...
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  • Lists of battles Before 301 301–1300 1301–1600 1601–1800 1801–1900 1901–2000 2001–current Naval Sieges See also List of wars: 2003–present "Syria: at...
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    Sidi Yahya Mosque (category University of Timbuktu)
    forms of plan and ornament. Parts of the Mosque of Sidi Yahya were destroyed by Ansar Dine jihadists on 2 July 2012, following the Battle of Gao. These...
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    Ansar Dine (category Military units and factions of the Mali War)
    culminating in the Battle of Gao on 27 June, in which Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa and Ansar Dine took control of the city, driving out...
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    the Battle of Gao, in which an Islamic extremist group, Ansar Dine began to destroy various Muslim World Heritage Sites. The most significant of these...
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  • Gao Yanzong (高延宗) (died c.November 577), often known by his princely title of Prince of Ande (安德王), was an imperial prince of the Chinese Northern Qi...
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    Omar Ould Hamaha (category Members of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb)
    control of Northern Mali from the Battle of Gao in June 2012 until the French Operation Serval in January 2013, which led to the recapture of Northern...
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    interest of the expanding Mali Empire. Mali conquered Gao near the end of the 13th century. Gao remained under Malian command until the late 14th century...
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  • Aris Roussinos (category Alumni of the University of Oxford)
    2013 Rory Peck Award for News, for his report Ground Zero Mali: The Battle of Gao. During the Arab Spring Roussinos travelled extensively with Islamic...
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  • ordered Gao Liang to arrest the King. Gao caught up with the Dragon King, but Gao drowned in the river during the ensuing battle. In commemoration of the...
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