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Russian fighters confirm withdrawal from northern Mali city after separatist attacks
The insurgent assault killed Mali’s defence minister and involved as many as 12,000 fighters, according to Africa Corps.
- On Monday, the Russian Africa Corps withdrew from Kidal following a negotiated deal with the Azawad Liberation Front , allowing the separatist group to claim control and declare the city "now free."
- Kidal served as an unofficial separatist headquarters for over a decade before Mali's army, supported by Russian mercenaries, captured the city in late 2023.
- Fighting resumed in Kidal on Sunday, but FLA spokesman Mohamed Elmaouloud Ramadane said an agreement was reached with the Africa Corps to ensure their "secure withdrawal from the fighting."
- Islamist radicals and northern separatists launched their biggest offensive in 14 years, with the Africa Corps reporting up to 12,000 insurgents involved in coordinated attacks across Mali.
- Although the Africa Corps confirmed it "left the locality" of Kidal, the Russian military contingent stated operations will continue elsewhere in Mali without providing further details.
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Some of the fighters of the African Corps left the surrounded base in Kidal — public: EADaily
EADaily, April 26th, 2026. Some of the fighters of the African Corps of the Russian Armed Forces in Mali, who were surrounded at the military base in Kidal, left the city. This is reported by Russian military telegram channels.
Russia is losing its position in Mali.
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