Mali: In Kidal, Soldiers Outnumber Residents

Three days after their return to Kidal, Malian soldiers and their Russian partners from the Africa Corps secure the city and its surroundings. The army conducts daily airstrikes in the region but has not yet continued its ground advance. ⏱ 1 min read Recent Developments • The independence-seeking militants from the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) and the jihadists from the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM), linked to al-Qaeda, were forced to withdraw before the army's arrival in Kidal. The city is almost entirely emptied of its residents. • The independence-seeking militants from the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) and the jihadists from the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM), linked to al-Qaeda, were forced to withdraw before the army's arrival in Kidal. • Three days after their return to Kidal, Malian soldiers and their Russian partners from the Africa Corps secure the city and its surroundings. • The army conducts daily airstrikes in the region but has not yet continued its ground advance.