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“Glory to the Malian army! Long live the five colonels!”: On 14 November, Colonel Assimi Goïta’s supporters thronged Bamako’s Independence Square following the announcement that the Malian Armed ...
News Mali » Kidal » Security: Evening brief: Mali massacre exposes Russia’s Sahel failure as Kidal falls
Mali’s Russian security model cracked in public over the weekend, and it cracked in the exact place Bamako and Moscow could least afford to lose: Kidal. Reuters reported that JNIM, al-Qaeda’s Sahel ...
News Mali » Kidal » Security: What role has Russia played in Mali’s security and the Sahel region?
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Days after armed groups launched large-scale attacks on Malian Armed Forces' bases, military ruler Assimi Goita on Tuesday said ...
News Mali » Kidal » Security: New fighting in Mali’s Kidal between army and rebels
Kidal, a Tuareg stronghold, was retaken in November 2023 by the Malian army – Copyright AFP/File Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD Fresh fighting erupted Sunday in the key Malian ...
News Mali » Kidal » Security: Mali’s Army Says Kidal Recaptured from Rebels
Mali’s army said Tuesday it has retaken the northern city of Kidal from rebels, after a raid that left many insurgents dead. The reported capture, not confirmed by independent observers, would mark a ...
News Mali » Kidal » Security: Mali junta seizes rebel stronghold of Kidal
An aerial view of the rebel-held city of Kidal, where Mali’s army is reported to be closing in – Copyright AFP/File SOULEYMANE AG ANARA Mali’s army has ...
News Mali » Kidal » Security: Mali junta pardons French agent jailed for 'undermining state security'
Mali's junta leader General Assimi Goïta has pardoned a French intelligence agent serving a 20-year prison sentence, a rare conciliatory move after years of strained relations between the west ...
News Mali » Kidal » Security: Malian defense chief is killed as jihadis and rebels seize towns and military bases
Read full article: ‘Keep us up in prayer’: Family mourns woman killed in random liquor store shooting on Detroit’s east side The Malian government confirmed the death of the defense chief, Gen. Sadio ...
News Mali » Kidal » Security: Mali: 37 former fighters join armed forces in Anéfis
Thirty-seven former combatants, primarily originating from the Kidal region, officially integrated into the Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) in Anéfis on Wednesday following the completion of six months of ...
News Mali » Kidal » Security: Mali rebels say they have taken base vacated by UN peacekeepers
Mali’s northern Tuareg rebels said they have seized a base in Kidal vacated by the United Nations on Tuesday, potentially leading to a showdown in the strategic city where Mali’s army is hoping to ...
News Mali » Kidal » Security: Malian defense chief is killed as jihadis and rebels seize towns and military bases
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Mali 's defense minister was killed in a sweeping attack by jihadis and rebels who seized several towns and military bases, authorities said Sunday, the latest violence in the ...