JUST IN: Tuareg rebels and jihadist groups take control of Kidal
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Tuareg rebels from the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) in Kidal, April 26, 2026. ABDOLLAH AG MOHAMED/AFP The key town of Kidal, in northern Mali, is now under the control of the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) and jihadist groups, after their series of coordinated attacks against strategic positions of the junta, confirmed to the Agency France-Presse (AFP) close to the city governor and local sources. Residents also confirmed to AFP that they had seen the Malian army and Russian mercenaries leaving the town. These declarations come after the FLA rebels claimed “total” control of the city. On Sunday, the army chief of staff, for his part, announced a “rehabilitation” and “repositioning” of the military system in the locality of Anéfis, located 100 kilometers from the city of Kidal, during a statement on the public channel ORTM. Read also | Article reserved for our subscribers Mali: the junta falters after jihadist attacks of unprecedented scale and coordination Read later Agreement for the withdrawal of Russian mercenaries The FLA announced that it had reached an “agreement” allowing the Russian mercenaries of the Africa Corps (Russian paramilitary organization controlled by Moscow) to withdraw from Kidal. Kidal was under the control of rebel groups for several decades before returning to the fold of the State in November 2023, thanks to an offensive by the Malian army supported by fighters from the Russian paramilitary group Wagner, which has since become Africa Corps. The World with AFP
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