News Articles for "NMLA"
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Malian army takes Anefis, 1st territorial gain
The Malian military attacked Tuareg rebels early Wednesday and succeeded in taking the village of Anefis, marking the army's first victory and territorial...
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Malian military prepares for final push on Kidal
Mali is in the final stages of preparation for an assault on the northern provincial capital of Kidal, the last rebel-held town in the country's north, a ...
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| National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad | |
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| ⵜⴰⵏⴾⵔⴰ ⵏ ⵜⵓⵎⴰⵙⵜ ⵉ ⴰⵙⵍⴰⵍⵓ ⵏ ⴰⵣⴰⵓⴷ الحركة الوطنية لتحرير أزواد Mouvement National de Libération de l'Azawad |
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| Participant in Tuareg rebellions | |
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| Active | October 2011 – present |
| Ideology | Secular nationalism[1] Autonomy |
| Leaders | Bilal Ag Acherif[2](General Secretary) Mahmoud Ag Aghaly (President of the political bureau) Ag Mohamed Najem (head of military operations) Moussa Ag Acharatoumane Ibrahim Ag Bahanga |
| Area of operations |
Azawad/northern Mali |
| Strength | 9000-10000 (MNLA sources)[3] |
| Part of |  Azawad |
| Opponents |  Mali (2012) AlgeriaAnsar Dine (since June 2012) Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa |
| Battles/wars | 2012–present Northern Mali conflict |
