During the battle, militants from Islamic State in the Greater Sahara stormed Talataye, Mali, looting and burning the town.

In March 2022, Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) militants launched an offensive in the Ménaka Region in eastern Mali, which was then predominantly defended by government-aligned Tuareg rebels under Movement for the Salvation of Azawad (MSA).

[4] Throughout March 2022, jihadists from Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) affiliated with al-Qaeda took up positions south and west of Talataye in preparation for fighting inside the town.

[4][3] ISGS, under leadership of a man called "Hicham", launched an assault with several hundred men on motorcycles against both sides of the city.

Shops belonging to members of the Douassak ethnic group were looted, homes were set ablaze, and the town marketplace was burned down.