11 Facts About Mali War

1.

Mali War is an ongoing armed conflict that started in January 2012 between the northern and southern parts of Mali in Africa.

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2.

Government of Mali War asked for foreign military help to re-take the north.

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3.

In mid-2014, the French military in Mali War ended its Operation Serval and transitioned to the broader regional counterterrorist effort, Operation Barkhane.

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4.

Mali War was going through several crises at once that favored the rise of the conflict:.

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5.

The Mali War government claimed to have regained control of all three towns the next day.

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6.

Mali War launched air and land counter operations to take back the seized territory, amid protests in Bamako and Kati.

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7.

French defense minister Le Drian said that new airstrikes were ongoing in Mali War, happened during the last night and will happen the next day as well.

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8.

Mali War is asking for a revision of its defense agreements with France.

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9.

In February 2020, HRW documented atrocities against civilians in Central Mali War and said that at least 456 civilians were killed, while hundreds were injured from January 2019 until November.

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10.

In July 2020, the France 24 reported that unidentified gunmen opened fire on civilians on multiple villages of Mali War and killed at least 31 civilians and 9 soldiers who returned fire, all within a week's time.

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11.

On 31 December 2021, Mali War's army announced 8 soldiers had died and 7 had been wounded during an attack in Sahel on the previous day.

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