马里军方表示，已进入战略要地北部城市基达尔。该城约五个月前被图阿雷格分裂分子占领，随着军队推进，后者于本周二早些时候宣布撤出——这对马里军政府及其俄罗斯支持者而言是一次象征性的提振。
The Malian army says it has entered the strategic northern city of Kidal, which was captured around five months ago by Tuareg separatists who announced their withdrawal earlier Tuesday as the military advanced – a symbolic boost to Mali's junta and its Russian backers.
四月底，与基地组织有关的“伊斯兰马格里布基地组织”（JNIM）及其图阿雷格分裂盟友发动了一系列旨在削弱马里军政府统治者的袭击，包括夺取基达尔控制权并杀害国防部长。法国24电视台资深记者瓦西姆·纳斯尔对此进行了解读。
In late April, jihadists from Al-Qaeda-linked JNIM and its Tuareg separatist allies kicked off a series of attacks aimed at weakening Mali's junta rulers, including taking control of Kidal and killing the defence minister. FRANCE 24’s Senior journalist Wassim Nasr explains.