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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 .
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 ...
Since January 2012, Mali has been embroiled in a civil war between Islamist insurgents and the Malian government. France joined the conflict the next year, but announced after the 2020 Malian coup d'état their intention to gradually reduce the number of French forces and withdraw them from the country.
Its headquarters were in the Malian capital city, Bamako. Military intelligence was evaluated by the Force Headquarters U2-Intelligence Section. [14]The force was led by Danish Major General Michael Lollesgaard in 2015 and 2016, Belgian Major General Jean-Paul Deconinck until 2 October 2018, after which he was succeeded by Lieutenant General Dennis Gyllensporre of Sweden.
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 ...
Heavily armed members of Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM), the leading Islamist group in Mali, attacked an army base in west-central Mali on 22 April. [16] The militants called it partial revenge for the Ogossagou massacre and claimed that 16 soldiers had been killed, although the Malian Defence Ministry put the death toll at 11. [16]
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