Some info
the hostages were driven straight to Timetrine after the kidnapping, around 20 hrs drive
then they were moved to north of Kidal.
After Timbuktu fell, they were held in the city for one month, and interviewed by AlJazeera.
Then when Operation Serval started, they were moved to an area between Timbuktu-Araouane and the Maure border, where they spent the remaining 4 years of captivity. They were in the dunes then, which surprised me as there is no forest or mountains there where they can hide. And not far from the enemy troops in TB2.
Hardly any travellers have visited this region over the last ten years, but is there someone here familiar with the terrain?
Last edited by priffe; 20 Aug 2018 at 03:21.
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