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
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
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
A rocket and shelling attack in Kidal, northern Mali kills three people, including a UN peacekeeper. 2015-03-8
Two French journalists working for RFI are kidnapped and killed in the town of Kidal in northern Mali. 2013-11-2
2013 Kidal suicide attack: Two suicide bombers kill three Chadian soldiers and injure dozens of civilians at a market in Kidal, Mali. 2013-04-12
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
2012 insurgency in northern Mali: Tuareg rebels attack the northern Malian town of Gao, a day after taking the provincial capital Kidal. 2012-03-31