Mali army airstrikes target rebel-held northern town

KIDAL, Mali: Mali’s army carried out overnight airstrikes on the northern town of Kidal, which has been under the control of Tuareg separatists and their jihadist allies since a large-scale offensive last month, the army and witnesses said Thursday. “We are targeting specific targets. We have our strategy. In the coming days, the strikes will intensify,” an officer at the official command post of the army in the central town of Mopti told AFP. At least four airstrikes were carried out in the night and caused damage, a witness in Kidal said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

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