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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 .
Opération Éclipse was a joint French, Malian, Burkinabé and Nigérien military operation during the Mali War, as part of the larger French-led counterinsurgency campaign. It took place between January 2 and 20, 2021. According to a UN investigation, a French airstrike on January 3 killed 19 civilians in the village of Bounti in Mali. [1]
While JNIM and ISGS only gained prominence in the region in the late 2010s, the Malian government, backed by French Operation Barkhane, had been fighting Islamist groups in the region since the outbreak of the Mali War in 2012. In 2020, French-backed president Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta was deposed in a coup.
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).
On 26 June 2012 [26] the Tomb of Askia, which had been listed as part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, [27] was named by UNESCO as "endangered" at the behest of Mali amid fears of [28] damage to "important ancient manuscripts" from being "looted and smuggled abroad by unscrupulous dealers." [29] Two days later, the same was done for Timbuktu. [30]
Between 4am and 6:15 am, the attackers arrived from the direction of the Wagadou forest on vehicles fitted with black flags and entered Nampala from the eastern side. The jihadists then turned south-east, heading towards the Malian military garrison in the town.
History of Mali; Ghana Empire (c. 700 – c. 1200) Soninke people; Koumbi Saleh; Kingdom of Diarra; Gao Empire (9th century–1430) Mali Empire (c. 1235 –1670) Battle of Kirina; Kouroukan Fouga; Twelve Doors of Mali; Sundiata Keita; Musa I of Mali; Great Mosque of Djenné; Sankore Madrasah; Songhai Empire (1464–1591) Sonni Ali; Askia ...
The High Council for the Unity of Azawad (HCUA) (French: Haut conseil pour l'unité de l'Azawad) is a Tuareg political movement formed on May 2, 2013, during the Mali War. The movement was initially called the High Council of Azawad (HCA) (French: Haut conseil de l'Azawad) before changing its name on May 19, 2013.