Ethnic Tuareg fighters say they are in control of Kidal following a weekend of nationwide attacks, alongside Islamist groups.

Ethnic Tuareg fighters say they are in control of Kidal following a weekend of nationwide attacks, alongside Islamist groups.

Russian forces are withdrawing from the city of Kidal, Mali after a weekend of attacks across the country by Al-Qaeda-linked militants.

On Sunday, April 26, after the Azawad Liberation Front rebels seized control of Kidal, at least 400 paramilitaries from Africa Corps were evacuated from the city under armed…

According to Georgy Borisenko, the attacks were repelled in most locations, including Bamako

The military came to power to bolster security but the weekend's attacks have brought that into question.

Kremlin-controlled paramilitaries also alleged it inflicted ‘irreplaceable losses’ on insurgents avoiding civilian casualties

Last weekend's attacks came as the Africa Corps withdrew from a key base in northern Mali.