### [2026-08-29](/feed/2026/08/29/index.md)

##### Mali War
# Tuareg rebels free 60 Malian soldiers in exchange for army officer-turned-defector Inkinane Ag Attaher. 




### Sources:

1. [Al Jazeera](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/29/tuareg-rebels-free-more-malian-soldiers-in-prisoner-swap-sources-say)

### Changes:

1. Tuareg rebels free 60 Malian soldiers in exchange for an army officer-turned-defector named Inkinane Ag Attaher.  _2026-08-30 02:02:49 (First version)_
1. Tuareg rebels free 60 Malian soldiers in exchange for army officer-turned-defector Inkinane Ag Attaher.  _(Current version)_

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