A group of Tuareg rebels has declared independence for a northern Malian region called Azawad, after seizing control of the area late last month. The National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) made the statement on its website, adding that it would respect other states’ borders. Tuareg is one of two rebel groups to have gained ground in the area after Mali’s government was…
Malian coup leaders have agreed to stand down and allow a transition to civilian rule, as part of a deal struck with regional bloc Ecowas. In return, the bloc will lift trade and economic sanctions and grant amnesty to the ruling junta, mediators said. The move came after Tuareg rebels in the north declared independence of territory they call Azawad. The rebels seized the area after a coup two we…
Tuareg rebels have taken control of the Malian garrison town of Gao, including the largest military base in the north of the country. Capt. Amadou Sanogo, whose troops seized power in a coup last week, said in a statement that his soldiers had ceded control to avoid fighting in residential areas. There are reports of casualties but no figures have been given. The loss of Gao is a serious blow to…
Strategic Mali garrison town of Gao have been attacked by Tuareg rebels with heavy weapons, hours after another town, Kidal, fell to them. Two army helicopters were scrambled in response, a local official told AFP news agency by phone. Gao, with a population of 87,000, more than twice the size of Kidal, hosts one of the biggest garrisons in the north. Separatist rebels seeking to carve out a dese…
Islamists in Mali have begun destroying remaining mausoleums in the historic city of Timbuktu, an Islamist leader and a tourism official said. “Not a single mausoleum will remain in Timbuktu,” Abou Dardar, a leader of the Islamist group Ansar Dine, told AFP news agency. Islamists in control of northern Mali began earlier this year to pull down shrines that they consider idolatrous. To…
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