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168 CHAPTER 4military goum units of Timbuktu and the Adagh were transformed into theGroupes Nomade d’Intervention de la Gendarmerie (GNIG) of around fiftymen. In May 1963, the 8th and 10th CCA were stationed in the Adagh, togetherwith the GNIG14 under Lieutenant Mohamed ‘Zulbeyba’ ag Elhadi, around 650men in all.In the first months of the rebellion, only the GNIG14 and the local goumpolice forces were employed against the rebels. 33 By August 1963, it was clearthat the goum forces could not suppress the rebellion. Therefore, the 8th CCAwas employed as well. Shortly after, the 10th CCA became active. Soon, forcesemployed in the Adagh were on the increase. By the end of September 1963,three units from the 1st CCA stationed at Segu were in the Adagh as well. Twonew units were created especially for service in the Adagh: An artillery unit;and the Commando Saharien Motorisé (CSM), under the command of CaptainDiby Sillas Diarra. The CSM consisted of about four hundred men. It had morevehicles at its disposal than the average CCA, and five armoured cars. In October1963, the 2nd, 3rd and 6th CCA were sent up North as well. Two airplaneswere sent to Kidal to evacuate troops and wounded men to Gao. Thus, inOctober 1963, an average of 2,200 men, 35 armoured cars, 2 airplanes and anassorted number of heavy arms were fighting rebel forces numbering about 200men at most. By March 1964, the amount of troops and material deployed in theAdagh had dropped. The 1st, 3rd and 8th CCA were retreated, but the 2nd and6th CCA and the CSM were strongly reinforced with another twenty armouredTable 4.1 Number of Malian forces employed in the Adagh during AlfellagaDate Units Men Vehicles CombatvehiclesMay 1963 CCA8 /CCA10 /GNIG14 650 80 10Sept. 1963 3 units CCA1 / CCA8 / 1,230 180 20CCA10 / GNIG14 / CSM /ArtilleryOct. 1963 CCA1 / CCA2 / CCA3 / 2,200 300 35CCA6 / CCA8 / CCA10 /2 airplanesGNIG14 / CSM /Artillery unitMarch 1964 CCA2 / CCA6 / CCA10 / 1,500 160 40GNIG14 / CSM / Tanks1 airplanebatallion/ Artillery unitSource: Tableau des forces armées et forces publiques du Mali au 1er mai 1964. CHETOM – 15 H 77-2c.33Both the camel-mounted units of the Tirailleurs Sénégalais and the camel-mountedpolice forces recruited locally were known as goum. The military units were transformedin the GNIG, the local police units remained known as goum.