Tag: Kidal

Russia congratulates Mali for conquering rebel stronghold of Kidal

November 17, 2023

The Russian Foreign Ministry welcomed Thursday November 16 the Malian Army’s liberation of the town of Kidal from Touareg rebel groups who had occupied the ... Read More

Mali’s army recaptures strategic northern rebel stronghold of Kidal

November 15, 2023

Mali’s army has reportedly recaptured the strategic northern town of Kidal, which has been a stronghold of Tuareg-dominated separatist rebel groups that has long posed ... Read More

Mali’s Tuareg rebels claim takeover of abandoned UN camp near strategic town of Kidal

November 2, 2023

Separatist rebels in northern Mali have claimed to have taken over a camp in the strategic town of Kidal immediately after it was evacuated by ... Read More

Mali: UN Mission Begins Departure from Kidal Camp

October 31, 2023

According to several sources within the mission, the United Nations mission in Mali is currently in the process of leaving its camp in Kidal, located ... Read More

UN peacekeeping Mission in Mali withdraws from two camps near Kidal

October 17, 2023

The UN stabilization mission in Mali known as MINUSMA said Monday October 16 it pulled out from two camps in the Kidal region. "In a ... Read More

Mali: army, northern rebels move closer to decisive confrontation in Kidal region

October 5, 2023

The Malian army is deploying towards a northern separatist rebel stronghold in the Kidal region in a high-risk operation which could foreshadow a major confrontation ... Read More

Egypt pulls out over 460 peacekeepers from Mali as UN mission is parking out

August 3, 2023

Over 460 peacekeepers from the Egyptian combat and convoy escort battalion working for United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) have pulled out ... Read More

Red Cross announces release of employees kidnapped in Mali

March 21, 2023

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said Monday two of its staff kidnapped in Mali, early March, have been freed, without providing more ... Read More

Warring Factions in Northern Mali Agree on Truce

August 25, 2017

Armed rivals in northern Mali reached a landmark truce enabling the return of a state governor to the desert city of Kidal for the first ... Read More

Renewed Violence in Northern Mali Threatens Fragile Peace Deal

July 24, 2016

Heavy fighting erupted in Mali’s restive north between the Tuaregs of the Coordination of movements of Azawad (CMA) and the pro-government militias of the the ... Read More