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By retaking the strategic northern city of Kidal, Mali's armed forces and allied Russian paramilitaries achieved a highly symbolic success, just five months after losing control of the key stronghold ...
News Mali » Kidal » Traffic: 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 » Traffic: Mali's army carries out overnight strikes on rebel-held city of Kidal
Mali’s army reportedly carried out several strikes overnight Wednesday to Thursday on the town of Kidal in the desert region in the north of the country. It has been under the control of Tuareg rebels ...
News Mali » Kidal » Traffic: Mali says its forces have retaken the northern rebel stronghold of Kidal
Mali’s transitional government has announced that its armed forces have retaken the northern city of Kidal, five months after an offensive by separatist armed groups.
News Mali » Kidal » Traffic: Rebels jeered Putin’s troops out of a key African town. Now his regional grip is slipping away
When Russian forces withdrew last month from the strategic stronghold of Kidal in northern Mali — retreating under the jeers of the very rebels they were sent to crush — they surrendered more than ...