New fighting in Mali’s Kidal between army and rebels

Fresh fighting erupted Sunday in the key Malian town of Kidal between Tuareg rebels backed by jihadists and government forces supported by Russian mercenaries, a day after insurgents launched coordinated strikes across the restive Sahel nation. Tuareg rebels of the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) coalition on Saturday had said they had seized the northern […] The post New fighting in Mali’s Kidal between army and rebels appeared first on Digital Journal.