Coordination of Azawad Movements
The Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA) (Tamasheq: ⵜⴰⵙⵈ ⵏ ⵜⵏⴰⴾⵔⵢⵓⵏ ⵜⵢⵏ ⴰⵣⴰⵓⴰⴷ; Arabic: تنسيقية الحركات الأزوادية; French: Coordination des mouvements de l'Azawad) is a large coalition of Tuareg independentist and Arab nationalist groups which formed in Mali during the Northern Mali conflict in 2014.[2]
| Coordination of Azawad Movements | |
|---|---|
| ⵜⴰⵙⵈ ⵏ ⵜⵏⴰⴾⵔⵢⵓⵏ ⵜⵢⵏ ⴰⵣⴰⵓⴰⴷ تنسيقية الحركات الأزوادية Coordination des mouvements de l'Azawad | |
| Leaders | Bilal Ag Acherif Alghabass Ag Intalla Mohamed Ag Najem Sidi Brahim Ould Sidati X Ibrahim Ould Handa[1] |
| Dates of operation | 28 October 2014 – present |
| Headquarters | Kidal (until 2023) |
| Active regions | Azawad/northern Mali |
| Ideology | Nationalism Azawad Autonomy Berberism |
Organization
The CMA was founded on 28 October 2014 as an alliance of three separate rebel groups:
- The National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA)
- The High Council for the Unity of Azawad (HCUA)
- A faction of the Arab Movement of Azawad (MAA) active in and around the Timbuktu Region[3]
Other groups claim to belong to the CMA but are not recognized by its founding members:
- The Coordination of Patriotic Resistance Movements and Forces (CMFPR)
- The Coalition of the People of Azawad (CPA)
- The Movement for the Salvation of Azawad (MSA)
The CMA is currently chaired by Ibrahim Ould Handa as of 2023.[1] Sidi Brahim Ould Sidati, president of the CMA from 2017 to 2018, was assassinated in Bamako on April 13, 2021.[4][5]
See also
References
- Flore Monteau (20 July 2023). "El Ejército francés se detiene ante Kidal, el feudo de la minoría tuareg de Malí". Jeune Afrique (in French). Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- "Les groupes du nord du Mali cherchent à accorder leurs violons pour Alger - RFI". rfi.fr. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
- "MAPPING ARMED GROUPS IN MALI AND THE SAHEL". ecfr.eu. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
- "Mali: Prominent leader of ex-Tuareg-led rebel alliance shot dead". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
- "Mali ex-rebels say prominent leader Ould Sidati shot dead". France 24. 2021-04-13. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
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