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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 .
10 March: Spiritual leaders in Mali issue a call for peace. [6] 12 March: The MNLA (and allies) take over Tessalit. [7] 14 March: Rebel forces took control of the towns of Diré and Goundam. [8] 21 March: soldiers dissatisfied with the course of the conflict attacked Defense Minister Sadio Gassama as he arrived to speak to them at the Kati ...
2012 — ongoing Northern Mali conflict. 2012 — Third Tuareg Rebellion. January 18, 2012 — March 11, 2012 Battle of Tessalit; January 17, 2012 — January 25, 2012 Battle of Aguelhok; February 7, 2012 — February 8, 2012 Battle of Tinzaouaten; March 21, 2012 — April 8, 2012 Malian coup d'état; June 27, 2012 — ongoing Internal conflict ...
In the central Mali province of Mopti, conflict has escalated since 2015 between agricultural communities like the Dogon and the Bambara, and the pastoral Fula (or Fulani) people. [ 68 ] [ 69 ] Historically, the two sides have fought over access to land and water, factors which have been exacerbated by climate change as the Fula move into new ...
The conflict has strained the ethnic tolerance that Mali was once known for. The Tuaregs and Arabs who lived in Bamako and elsewhere in "South" Mali have been subjects of a rash of ethnic attacks by "black Malians" (as opposed to Mediterranean Arabs and racially mixed Tuaregs), despite many of them being hostile to Azawad separatism as well as ...
The Algiers Accords, officially referred to as the Accord for Peace and Reconciliation in Mali, is a 2015 agreement to end the Mali War. The agreement was signed on May 15 and June 20, 2015, in Bamako , following negotiations in Algiers between the Republic of Mali and Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA).
Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Results; Tuareg Rebellion of 1962–1964 (1962–1964) Mali Tuareg Tribal and Clan Groups : Victory. Rebellion suppressed; Agacher Strip War (1985) Mali
The Battle of Timbuktu occurred in Timbuktu, Mali, in March 2013, between Islamist groups and Mali government forces supported by France. On the night of 20–21 March, a group of Islamist militants tried to infiltrate the airport. A car with armed men also tried to break into the city; however, French and Malian forces pushed them back. [1] [2]