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Mali says its forces have retaken the northern rebel stronghold of Kidal

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Malian armed forces have regained control of Kidal, a city in northern Mali that had been under the occupation of separatist rebels from the Azawad Liberation Front and Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam for five months. The recapture involved both aerial and ground military operations and received support from Russia’s Africa Corps paramilitary group. The information was released by Mali’s transitional government through a statement given by Brig. Gen. Issa Ousmane Coulibaly on state television.

Written by AI on 2026-10-07, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Mali’s military announced on Tuesday that they had recaptured Kidal, a strategically important town in northern Mali, five months after it was seized by separatist rebels from the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) and Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam, an armed group linked to Al-Qaeda. The operation involved large-scale air and ground strikes supported by Russia’s Africa Corps paramilitary unit. Meanwhile, FLA stated that their withdrawal from Kidal was a temporary measure aimed at preserving the group's human and logistical capabilities intact without engaging in direct combat with government forces. This development is seen as a significant symbolic victory for Mali’s military, though it remains to be seen if the retaking of Kidal will lead to lasting stability in the region.

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BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Malian armed forces have recaptured the northern city of Kidal five months after it was seized by separatist rebels of the Azawad Liberation Front and Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam, an armed group linked to al-Qaida, the West African country’ s transitional government said Tuesday. asserted

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The capture of the Tuareg stronghold, carried out by air and ground forces, was assisted by Russia’s Africa Corps paramilitary group, according to a statement by government spokesman Brig. Gen. Issa Ousmane Coulibaly read on state television. uncertain

capture → carry → television

Mali says its forces have retaken the northern rebel stronghold of Kidal

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