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Mali: Fighting continues as Tuareg separatists claim Kidal

dw.com·Zac Crellin·about 1 month ago
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Fighting continued between rebels and  Mali's  military junta on Sunday, with UN chief Antonio Guetterres calling for more security coordination across the Sahel region. The attacks began on Saturday when Tuareg rebels teamed up with al-Qaeda-linked jihadis to launch attacks against Mali's ruling military junta, which is supported by Russian mercenaries. "Fighting resumed in Kidal this morning," a spokesman for the Tuareg rebels said on social media on Sunday . "We want to drive out the last Russian fighters who have taken refuge in a camp." Footage shared by the Azawad Liberation Front showed fighters on the streets of Kidal Image: Front of Azawad Liberation/AP Photo/picture alliance Heaviest fighting in years Tuareg separatists from the Azawad Liberation Front have been fighting for years to create an independent state in northern Mali. They claimed to have captured Kidal on Saturday. This claim could not be independently verified.…

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