Mali Sends Troops To Retake Town From Tuareg Separatists

Publisher:
Wochit
Publication Date:
18 May 2014
Tags:
Mali, Governance, Conflict, Peace and Security

Mali sent in troops on Sunday to retake Kidal from Tuareg separatists who killed at least eight soldiers and captured around 30 civil servants while the prime minister was on a visit to the northern town. Gunfire had already broken out before Prime Minister Moussa Mara's arrival early on Saturday and he was forced to take shelter in an army base as rebel fighters attacked and seized the regional governor's office.

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