In a statement, the Malian army announced that its forces had managed to take control of a town located on the road to the city of Kidal, a stronghold of the forces of the rebels

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Edited  by |ANNA sam

 

Africa section -  CJ journalist

 

Kidal - October,8,2023

 

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After the resumption of hostilities between the Malian army and opposition forces, the army announced in a statement its control over the town of Ali

The road leading to the city of Kidal, a rebel stronghold in the north of the country.

The army said in a statement that "the Malian armed forces took full control of the town of Nafis this morning. The situation is being assessed".

For his part, Almo Ag Mohamed, spokesman for the permanent strategic framework for peace, security and development, a coalition of factions, confirmed

Armed rebels, the presence of the Malian army in the town of al-Nafis, 110 km south of the city of Kidal. Muhammad stated that elements of

From the Russian military Wagner group they keep up with the army.

"But the precious is not an important issue for us . We are at war. A war that will be long and will not be fought in

One site", adding "al-Nafees is only one site and the front is not fixed".

A military convoy of the army with dozens of vehicles left last Monday the city of Gao, which is located 300 km south

West of Kidal, and came under attack. An officer stationed in Gao said at the time that the convoy was " heading towards al-Nafis to reinforce

Our sites. We will not go directly to Kidal".

The rebels announced earlier on Thursday that they had stopped the convoy's advance and shot down a military plane south of Nafis.

The attack on rebel bases in the Kidal region could be a turning point after a decade of conflict, with attacks intensifying on

Camps of the Malian army by separatist groups and jihadists.

After launching the rebellion at the beginning of 2012, Tuareg rebels signed a peace agreement with the state in 2015 under the auspices of Algeria. Except

The hostilities resumed last August.

 

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