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16 January: The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court opened a formal investigation of alleged war crimes in Mali. [44] 16–19 January: In Amenas hostage crisis. AQIM militants crossed the border from Mali into Algeria and captured an Algerian/Statoil/BP-owned natural gas field, In Aménas, near the border with Libya. [citation needed]
The Mali War [c] is an ongoing conflict that started in January 2012 between the northern and southern parts of Mali in Africa. On 16 January 2012, several insurgent groups began fighting a campaign against the Malian government for independence or greater autonomy for northern Mali, which they called Azawad .
Ifni War Morocco, Spanish West Africa: 8,400 1958–1959 1958 Rif riots Morocco ~4000 1961 Bizerte crisis Tunisia: 654 1961–1964 First Tuareg rebellion Mali, Niger: 1963–1964 Sand War Morocco, Algeria: 339 1963–1965 Socialist Forces Front Kabyle rebellion Algeria: 400 [8] 1965–1979 Civil war in Chad Chad: 500+ 1970–present
Only 22% of territory in Mali’s northern and central regions, where the U.N. mission had many of its bases, are under state control, according to the United Nations.
MNLA and Ansar Dine take control of all Northern Mali territory; Independent state of Azawad declared by the MNLA and initially supported by Ansar Dine; Conflict between the MNLA and Ansar Dine (the latter receiving support from AQIM and MOJWA). Mali War (2012–present) Mali France Turkey Chad Nigeria Azawad
Mali's army and Russian mercenaries killed dozens of civilians during a military operation last month in northern Mali, civil organization and community members alleged Friday, amid a surge in ...
The Battle of Ifoghas completes the reconquest phase of northern Mali. After this defeat, the jihadists sought to blend in with the population and avoided clashes. In Terz Valley, even the French were discovering the cut beards the jihadists left. Salafist rebels now had gone underground.
Mali's demand for the departure of U.N. peacekeepers heralded a sudden end to a decade-long mission that has struggled to protect civilians and its own troops, raising fears the country could ...