Drone strikes by Mali’s military regime kill 8 Tuareg leaders in the country’s north

Associated Press

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A rebel spokesman says drone strikes by Mali’s military regime have killed eight Tuareg rebel leaders in the north of the country. It was the first time since the start of the rebellion in 2012 that so many Taureg leaders have been killed in a single attack. “Several synchronized drone strikes martyred some Azawad leader on December 1, 2024 in Tinzaouatine, near the Algerian border,” said spokesman Mohamed Elmaouloud Ramadane. Azawad is the term used by the separatists for northern Mali. The statement from lists the names of eight Tuareg chiefs, the best known of whom is Fahad Ag Al Mahmoud.