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Tag: Kidal
Russia congratulates Mali for conquering rebel stronghold of Kidal
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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