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News Mali » Kidal: Mali's army carries out overnight strikes on rebel-held city of Kidal
An army officer says it is targeting specific objectives and warned the strikes will be intensifying in the coming days.
News Mali » Kidal: What next for Mali's junta after shock of rebel offensive?
The military came to power to bolster security but the weekend's attacks have brought that into question.
News Mali » Kidal: Mali’s forces target rebel alliance in junta’s fight to keep power
Army supported by Russian mercenaries launches airstrikes after offensive by coalition of Islamist extremists and Tuareg separatists ...
News Mali » Kidal: Mali and Russian forces withdraw from Kidal after rebel assault
Malian troops and Russian Africa Corps mercenaries have withdrawn from the northern city of Kidal following a major coordinated offensive by Tuareg separatists and al-Qaeda-linked militants. The ...
News Mali » Kidal: France and Mali's pro-independence rebels: A history shaped by alliances and mutual interests
Bamako's military junta has accused Paris of supporting the Azawad Liberation Front (ALF), which launched an offensive in northern Mali at the end of April. These claims are based on the French ...
News Mali » Kidal: The Mali crisis could have a dangerous spillover effect
The Sahel region could see a major surge of instability unless urgent action is taken to seek a diplomatic solution.
News Mali » Kidal: ‘Kidal is still at war’: Inside Mali’s rebel stronghold
Days after separatist FLA rebels and JNIM jihadists drove the Malian army and its Russian allies out of Kidal, we entered the city to meet the fighters who seized it – and their prisoners.
News Mali » Kidal: What role has Russia played in Mali’s security and the Sahel region?
Days after armed groups launched large-scale attacks on Malian Armed Forces’ bases, military ruler Assimi Goita on Tuesday said the situation was “under control”, with Russian security forces ...
News Mali » Kidal: Mali army returns to former rebel bastion Kidal in symbolic move
The Malian army has returned to the northern town of Kidal, the military said on Thursday, six years after they were driven out of the former rebel-held bastion that became a symbol of failing ...