Bamako, May 22, 2026 (AFP) - Mali army conducts drone strikes on rebel-held northern town

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2026-05-22

Mali's army has carried out drone strikes on the northern town of Kidal, which has been under the control of Tuareg separatists and their jihadist allies since a large offensive last month, local and military sources said Friday. "Russian mercenaries and the Malian army shelled the Kidal governor's office and the youth centre," an official of the Tuareg-dominated Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) told AFP. The strikes were conducted "with the help of......

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