Sources: ABC Washington Post
The Malian military conducts drone strikes on the governor's office and other locations in Kidal, Kidal Region, Mali, which did not cause any casualties. 2026-05-22
Tuareg rebels reach an agreement that allows the Russian Africa Corps to withdraw from Kidal, Mali. 2026-04-26
Tuareg rebels from Platform claim control over a camp in Kidal, northern Mali, following the evacuation of MINUSMA troops. 2023-10-31
French President Emmanuel Macron announces that he will reduce the presence of troops in the Sahel to between 2,500 and 3,000 over the long-term, and will also close bases in Timbuktu, Tessalit and Kidal in northern Mali, as part of a reorganization effort to focus on missions in the Malian, Nigerien, and Burkinese border regions. 2021-07-9
Rocket attacks are carried out in three northern Malian cities – Gao, Kidal and Ménaka – against French military bases. No one is killed or injured. Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb claims responsibility for the attacks. 2020-11-30
Malian Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga visits separatist rebel stronghold Kidal. 2018-03-23
An attack by suspected Islamist militants on a MINUSMA base in the town of Kidal, northern Mali, kills at least five United Nations peacekeepers and injures 30 others. 2016-02-12
Two French journalists working for RFI are kidnapped and killed in the town of Kidal in northern Mali. 2013-11-2
French forces enter the city of Kidal in northern Mali after seizing its airport overnight. 2013-01-30
French troops take Timbuktu while Tuareg forces of MNLA claim they control the city of Kidal in the north of Mali. 2013-01-29