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    <date>2026-08-16</date>
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    <slug>/feed/2026/08/16/tuareg-separatist-azawad-liberation-front-releases-six-wounded-malian-troops</slug>
    <text>Tuareg separatist Azawad Liberation Front releases six wounded Malian troops. </text>
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      <text>Around 50 Malian soldiers are reported to have been killed in the Mali town of Anéfis by the Al-Qaeda-linked Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin and Tuareg Azawad Liberation Front rebels. </text>
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    <text>Around 50 Malian soldiers are reported to have been killed in Anéfis, Mali, by the Al-Qaeda-linked Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin and Tuareg Azawad Liberation Front rebels. </text>
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    <text>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. </text>
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    <slug>/feed/2026/07/9/the-azawad-liberation-front-attacks-a-convoy-carrying-malian-soldiers-and-russian-africa-corps-fighters-near-anefis-kid</slug>
    <text>The Azawad Liberation Front attacks a convoy carrying Malian soldiers and Russian Africa Corps fighters near Anéfis, Kidal Region. Security sources say Niger provided air support for Mali during the attack. </text>
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    <date>2026-07-6</date>
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    <slug>/feed/2026/07/6/the-al-qaeda-linked-jama-at-nusrat-al-islam-wal-muslimin-and-tuareg-azawad-liberation-front-rebels-seize-the-northern-ma</slug>
    <text>The Al-Qaeda-linked Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin and Tuareg Azawad Liberation Front rebels seize the northern Mali town of Anéfis. </text>
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    <slug>/feed/2026/07/4/the-al-qaeda-linked-jama-at-nusrat-al-islam-wal-muslimin-and-tuareg-azawad-liberation-front-separatists-launch-coordinat</slug>
    <text>The Al-Qaeda-linked Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin and Tuareg Azawad Liberation Front separatists launch coordinated attacks on the Malian communes and towns of Aguelhok, Anéfis, Gao, and Sévaré. The Malian army says it has repelled the assaults, while local sources report continuing fighting. </text>
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    <slug>/feed/2026/06/28/the-human-rights-watch-reports-abuses-committed-against-civilians-in-mali-by-the-al-qaeda-backed-jama-at-nusrat-al-islam</slug>
    <text>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. </text>
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    <slug>/feed/2026/05/22/the-malian-military-conducts-drone-strikes-on-the-governor-s-office-and-other-locations-in-kidal-kidal-region-mali-wh</slug>
    <text>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. </text>
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    <text>Mali launches investigations into several soldiers and politicians, including Oumar Mariko, suspected of involvement in the April 25, 2026 coordinated attacks on Mali by Tuareg rebels and Al Qaeda-linked Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin. </text>
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      <text>Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin takes over a base outside of Tessalit, Kidal Region, Mali, after it is abandoned by Malian troops and Russia's Africa Corps. </text>
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    <text>Jihadist group Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin takes over a base outside of Tessalit, Kidal Region, Mali, after it is abandoned by Malian troops and Russia's Africa Corps. </text>
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  <slug>/feed/2026/08/23/the-tuareg-led-azawad-liberation-front-releases-22-malian-soldiers-some-held-for-more-than-three-years-in-exchange-for</slug>
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    <name>AFP via ''Macau Business</name>
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  <text>The Tuareg-led Azawad Liberation Front releases 22 Malian soldiers, some held for more than three years, in exchange for at least eight of its fighters and several civilian detainees. </text>
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