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Kidal (Tuareg Berber: ⴾⴸⵍ, KDL, Kidal) is a town and commune in the desert region of northern Mali. The town lies 285 km (177 mi) northeast of Gao and is the capital of the Kidal Cercle and the Kidal Region. The commune has an area of about 9,910 km 2 (3,830 sq mi) and includes the town of Kidal and 31 other settlements.
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Nov 14, 2023 · 14 November 2023. By Beverly Ochieng,BBC Monitoring. AFP. Mali's junta leader Col Assimi Goita says the mission "is not complete". Mali's army has seized Kidal, a key town in the...
Nov 15, 2023 · Kidal is a strategic city in the Sahel that has been the centre of Mali's independence insurgencies and a flashpoint for the conflict with France. The Malian army and state regained control of Kidal from the Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA), an alliance of Tuareg groups, after a long and violent siege.
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Nov 14, 2023 · November 14, 202311:59 AM PSTUpdated 6 months ago. BAMAKO, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Mali's army said on Tuesday it had taken the northern rebel stronghold of Kidal after carrying out a raid that...
Nov 14, 2023 · Kidal is a former French military post and a key staging post between Mali and Algeria. It has been a rebel stronghold for years, but the Malian army has retaken it from Tuareg-dominated groups in 2023. The town is a symbol of the separatist movement and a source of tension between Bamako and Paris.
Kidal Region (Bambara: ߞߌߘߊߟ ߘߌߣߋߖߊ tr. Kidal Dineja) the eighth administrative region of Mali, covering 151,450 square kilometres or 58,480 square miles. This area was formerly part of Gao Region, but was created as a separate region in 1991.
Nov 14, 2023 · / Africa. Mali junta seizes strategic northern stronghold of Kidal. Mali’s army has recaptured the strategic northern town of Kidal, a stronghold of Tuareg-dominated separatist groups...
