Tuareg rebels in Mali have seized a base in Kidal that was vacated by the United Nations, potentially leading to a showdown in the strategic city.
Renaming Cornwallis Street in Nora Bernard's name | SaltWireDAKAR - Mali 's northern Tuareg rebels said they had seized a base in Kidal vacated by the United Nations on Tuesday, potentially leading to a showdown in the strategic city where Mali 's army is hoping to wrest back control.
Kidal is the eighth MINUSMA base to close in central and northern Mali and is one of the most important. It lies in a zone historically controlled by the rebels that Mali's junta wants to take back. Security analysts said that fighting could now break out in Kidal, adding to insecurity in the West African country where Islamist militants linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State also operate.
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