Event Tuareg rebellion

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Was the first phase of the Northern Mali conflict that saw an insurgency by Tuareg forces of the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad.

Chronology

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  • February 2012: The MNLA seized the Mali-Algeria border town of Tinzaouaten.
  • March 2012: On 11 March, the MNLA re-took Tessalit.
  • March 2012: The rebels advanced to about 125 kilometers away from Timbuktu and their advance was unchecked when they entered without fighting in the towns of Diré and Goundam.
  • March 2012: The rebels seized control of Kidal.
  • April 2012: Stating that it had secured all of its desired territory, the MNLA declared independence from Mali.
  • March 2012: On 31 March, Gao fell to the rebels.
  • March 2012: Ansongo and Bourem conquered by MNLA.
  • January 2012: The Mali government recaptured the city of Aguelhok.
  • January 2012: The first attacks of the Tuareg rebellion took place in Ménaka, a small town in far eastern Mali, on 16 and 17 January 2012. On 17 January, attacks in Aguelhok and Tessalit were reported.
  • January 2012: Rebels attacked and took control over the northern Mali towns of Andéramboukane and Léré.
  • January 2012: The Mali government claimed to have regained control of the three towns of Ménaka, Aguelhok and Tessalit.
  • January 2012: On 24 January, the rebels retook Aguelhok.
  • April 2012: Rebels attacked Timbuktu, the last major government-controlled city in the north, and captured it with little fighting.
  • February 2012: The MNLA took control of the city of Menaka.