Collection of facts about the Mali War

This post is a collection of facts about the Mali War (2012 - now). There are 18 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Began with the Tuareg rebellion in northern Mali (Jan 2012)
• National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) rebels fighting for independence of Azawad
• MNLA initially allied with Ansar Dine, al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MOJWA)
• MNLA coup d'état (Mar - Apr 2012)
• MNLA declared independence from Mali and was rejected by the African Union
• French military began operations in Mali (Jan 2013)
• Peace deal signed in June 2013 but suspended in Sept 2013
• Islamic State - Sahel Province (ISSP) formed in 2015
• Algiers Accords peace deal in June 2015
• Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) coalition formed in 2017
• Conflict between JNIM and ISSP began in 2019
• Assimi Goïta lead coup d'état in 2020
• Assimi Goïta lead another coup d'état in 2021
• MINUSMA (United Nations peacekeeping) withdrew in 2023
• Strategic Framework for the Defense of the People of Azawad (CSP) dissolved and merged with the Azawad Liberation Front in Nov 2024
• 230,000 people internally displaced
• 144,000 people have fled the country
• Total deaths: 13,105