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| Date: | Tuesday 1 April 2025 |
| Time: | 00:00 |
| Type: | Baykar Bayraktar Akinci |
| Owner/operator: | Armée de l'Air du Mali (Mali Air Force) |
| Registration: | TZ-98D |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tinzaouaten, Abeïbara Cercle, Kidal Region -
 Mali
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On the morning of 1 April 2025, a Mali Air Force Bayraktar Akinci high altitude long endurance UCAV was shot down by Algerian Air Defence forces. The drone was downed in the vicinity of the town of Tinzaouaten, located across the river from the Algerian city of Tin Zaoutine. In a statement released by Algerian forces, it was stated that the drone was downed after penetrating 2km into Algerian airspace.
The shootdown was earlier attributed to rebel forces of the Strategic Framework for the Defense of the People of Azawad (CSP-DPA), who control the town of Tinzaouaten.
Sources:
https://x.com/AMK_Mapping_/status/1906901003959775487
https://x.com/mdnGovDz/status/1907122055666921512
https://youtu.be/AbvdqYQQrVY?
Media:
في سياق الجهود المبذولة لحماية حدودنا الوطنية، تمكنت وحدة تابعة للدفاع الجوي عن الإقليم بالناحية العسكرية السادسة، ليلة أول أفريل 2025، في حدود منتصف الليل، من رصد وإسقاط طائرة استطلاع بدون طيار مسلحة قرب مدينة تين زاوتين الحدودية، وذلك بعد اختراقها المجال الجوي لمسافة 02 كيلومتر pic.twitter.com/nf1qQpUW39
— وزارة الدفاع الوطني الجزائرية (@mdnGovDz) April 1, 2025
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Apr-2025 11:18 | Anon. | Added |
| 02-Apr-2025 06:32 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Apr-2025 10:35 | Frédéric Goudon | Updated [Registration, Source, Embed code, ] |
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