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The Guardianpolitics37 days ago
Mali Launches Airstrikes on Kidal as Islamist-Tuareg Coalition Seizes Northern Town
Mali’s armed forces, backed by Russian mercenaries, targeted the key northern town of Kidal this week after it fell to a coalition of Islamist extremists and Tuareg separatists in late April 2026. The offensive killed Defence Minister Sadio Camara and the head of military intelli…
france24.compolitics43 days ago
Russian Forces Withdraw From Kidal After Negotiated Deal With Tuareg Militants
Russian troops negotiated a safe-passage deal with militants and left the northern Malian town of Kidal last month after simultaneous attacks by al Qaeda-linked fighters and Tuareg rebels on April 25. The Azawad Liberation Front declared Kidal free the next day.
Al Jazeeraworld43 days ago
Macron Begins Tour of East Africa
French President Emmanuel Macron launched a three-country East Africa tour starting in Egypt on Saturday, with stops in Kenya and Ethiopia. The visit includes cohosting an “Africa Forward” summit in Kenya focused on economic cooperation and redefining Paris’s postcolonial partner…
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gatestoneinstitute.orgpolitics45 days ago
Rebel and Jihadist Forces Capture Towns in Northern Mali
Rebel and jihadist fighters seized several towns in northern Mali, prompting the withdrawal of Russian paramilitary forces. Damaged equipment was left behind at an abandoned barracks of Russia’s Africa Corps in Kidal. Mali has faced an ongoing security crisis since the rebel alli…
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citizen.co.zaworld57 days agoUpdated
Tuareg Separatists and JNIM Launch Joint Attacks on Malian Military Positions Nationwide
An Al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group and Tuareg rebels have joined forces to attack military positions nationwide in Mali. Explosions and gunfire erupted in the capital Bamako and other cities, with fighting reported in multiple locations. Mali's army is repelling the assaults, amid…
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