Malian President Amadou Toumani Touré was not informed of the raid beforehand, as he wasn't considered very active in the war against jihadists.

[5][6] Around ten AQIM fighters were defending the camp at the time of the raid, and they were quickly defeated by a contingent of twenty to thirty French soldiers and an even larger number of Mauritanians.

[10] On July 25, AQIM published an audio recording announcing the execution of Germaneau in response to the raid on Akla.

[11] A Malian official stated that Germaneau was executed in front of Droukdel, but French Prime Minister François Fillon called those statements "inexact.

"[12] French journalist Jean-Dominique Merchet claimed that Germaneau was not executed, and instead died of a lack of heart medication.