Sources: Xinhua
The Al-Qaeda-linked Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin and Tuareg Azawad Liberation Front rebels ambush a Malian military convoy in the Gao Region of Mali. 2026-07-18
The Human Rights Watch reports abuses committed against civilians in Mali by the Al-Qaeda-backed Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin, Tuareg fighters of the Azawad Liberation Front, the Malian Army, and Russia's Africa Corps since fighting escalated in April 2026. 2026-06-28
Tuareg rebels reach an agreement that allows the Russian Africa Corps to withdraw from Kidal, Mali. 2026-04-26
SITE Intelligence Group says that the Al-Qaeda-linked JNIM and Tuareg-dominated rebel group FLA has claimed full responsibility for the attacks. 2026-04-25
Tuareg rebels say they have seized control of Kidal in northern Mali after overrunning government forces. 2026-04-25
The Tuareg independence movement accuses Malian soldiers and Wagner Group mercenaries of killing 24 civilians, which constitutes a war crime. 2025-02-22
The Malian Armed Forces recapture the town of Kidal from Tuareg separatist forces, according to junta leader Assimi Goïta. 2023-11-14
The Malian Armed Forces conducts airstrikes on "terrorist targets" in Kidal, resulting in civilian casualties, amidst claims by local Tuareg groups and witnesses. 2023-11-7
The Coordination of Azawad Movements, a coalition of Tuareg groups, announce that they will boycott a peace conference scheduled next week on implementing a 2015 peace agreement saying it was "not sufficiently inclusive". 2017-03-25
Tuareg separatists in Northern Mali mark the one year anniversary since the founding of the unilaterally declared Azawad. 2013-04-6