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BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali's leader says the military has seized control of the rebel stronghold town of Kidal after nearly a decade.

MINUSMA/Fred Fath – Peacekeepers serving with the UN Mission in Mali on a long-distance patrol between Gao and Ansongo

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Ethnic Tuareg rebels, who have long controlled much of the north from Kidal, last month seized a base vacated by the departing U.N. peacekeeping mission, raising the spectre of a showdown as the army headed north to take it back.

Mali’s leader says the military has seized control of a Tuareg rebel stronghold in the country's north

BAMAKO -Malis army said on Tuesday it had taken the northern rebel stronghold of Kidal after carrying out a raid that inflicted heavy losses on armed insurgents.... -November 14, 2023 at 09:43 am EST - MarketScreener

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Mali's leader says the military has seized control of the rebel stronghold town of Kidal after nearly a decade

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali's military has seized control of the northern town of Kidal, marking the first time the army has held the Tuareg rebel stronghold in nearly a decade, state broadcaster ORTM reported Tuesday.

Kidal has been a bastion for the Tuaregs, one of the groups behind the political and security crises.