Tag: Tuareg
Mali investigates alleged execution of civilians by soldiers and Russian mercenaries
Mali's military government has initiated an investigation into the alleged 'cold execution' of at least 24 civilians, including women and children, in the volatile northern ... Read More
Ukraine denies accusations that it supplies chemical weapons to Mali rebels
Ukraine has denied allegations that it had supplied dangerous chemical weapons to armed groups in Mali, saying that these false accusations were spread by Russian ... Read More
Mali: military drone strikes kill eight senior Tuareg leaders in country’s north
Eight Tuareg rebel leaders have reportedly been killed by drone strikes on a town in Mali's north that was carried out by the country's military ... Read More
Bamako Rips Up Algiers Accord, Dealing another Hard Blow to Algerian Diplomacy
Mali rulers have axed the 2015 Algiers Agreement signed by the various warring parties in the West African country, dealing another hard blow to the ... Read More
Mali junta govt launches terror probe into Tuareg rebel leaders as 2015 peace deal crumbles
Mali has launched an investigation into several ethnic separatists and al-Qaida-linked jihadist leaders for terrorism and money laundering, which also includes a probe into the ... 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
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
Mali: Gunmen kill more than 30 Tuaregs
In Mali, gunmen on motorbikes have killed more than 30 Tuareg civilians this week in northern Mali, Reuters reported. According to the report, the identity ... Read More