Mali Junta Retakes Strategic Town of Kidal from Tuareg Rebels with Russian Support

Russian-backed Malian forces have retaken the strategic northern town of Kidal after Tuareg separatists and Al-Qaeda-linked jihadists withdrew under sustained air strikes.

5 publishers · 6 articles · first seen 6 Oct 2026 · updated 30d ago

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First reported by Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera, 1h 43m ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first

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5 publishers have covered this in 6 articles since 6 Oct 2026. Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera published first, on 6 October at 17:46 UTC; News Feed followed 1h 44m later. The most recent article, from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera, appeared on 8 October at 15:50 UTC.

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